With all the suffering in the world,

how do we reduce the suffering of others

without making them more angry at us
when we're trying to help them?

Our friend is asking,

With all the suffering in the world,

how do we reduce the suffering of others

without making them angry at us

when we are trying to help them.

We should be fresh, smiling, loving,

before we can do something meaningful

and helpful.

Without that nothing can be done

in order to help the world to suffer less.

So, remember,

we need to be fresh, smiling, loving,

patient and compassionate.

And in order to be that –

to be like that,

we have to practice every day –

have to practice breathing, 
working, sitting,

looking deeply so that we can have 
compassion in our heart.

With compassion in our heart we are fresh,

we don't suffer, and we can help people.

That is what we should remember.

Do anything to help compassion

to be born in your heart.

And do everything to preserve

compassion in your heart.

That is the basic practice.

Thank you for the question.

(Bell)