"The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another." Thomas Merton
Interdependence arises from the discernment of an enlightened mind. That beautiful mind sees a world where we are all related; we are all cousins. Through the butterfly effect, what happens to the least of us also happens to each of us.  We are inextricably linked to all beings. But we believe these links do not exist because we cannot yet perceive them. If we could but catch a glimpse of those connections, how the world might change for the better.