“Still, Archbishop, the question for many people is that they have so many of their own problems. They may admire both of you and say, ‘Well that’s wonderful, they’re incredibly holy men. But I’ve got to feed my children.’ And ‘I have to do my job.’ And ‘I don’t have enough money.’ Or they say, ‘If I am compassionate others will take advantage of me, because it’s a dog-eat-dog world.’ So why is compassion in their self-interest, how does it help the rest of their goals in life?” “Yes, I would hope they would try it out, because it’s very difficult just speaking about it theoretically. It’s
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