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To: average joe who wrote (1315)1/3/2013 9:13:40 AM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 2133
 
Heartbreaking story. How can anyone pretend that all humans are truly HUMAN. How could those men do this thing? I guess being civilized is not innate or immanent but rather is a quallity that is perhaps more rare than one thinks...

"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings
as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his
consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to
our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our
task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its
beauty.
Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such
achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner
security."

Albert Einstein

``Nobody is able to achìeve this completely`` -- and that unlucky young woman crossed paths with six misfits who were unable to achieve any part of that...
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