Compassion And The Individual, By Tenzin Gyatzo

“Treat others how you want to be treated.” This is a quote that I live by and believe that if you live by this, you will be a good person. A good person is one who helps others when they have been knocked down or are hurt. They have good morals and does what’s right in the eyes of most people even if it makes you unpopular. One also helps others who are less fortunate and may not be able to help themselves. In "Compassion and the Individual," Tenzin Gyatzo, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, describes a good person as one who is happy, content, loved, compassionate in their life. What does it mean to be a good person. Dalai Lama stresses that it is important to be happy in order to be a good person. He says,”The mind, however, registers every event, no matter how small. Hence we should devote our most serious efforts to …show more content…
She says,”I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” She is saying that she only lives for herself and has no purpose for living for the benefit of others and that she wouldn’t expect someone else to live for her. I disagree with this because I believe that others make you more willing to live and fight for what you believe in. Also that without others love, than you will be sad and others love is important to survive.
I believe that a good person is one who helps others when they are down. An example of this is when in football someone was laying on the field and couldn't get up, and I helped that person up. Helping that person gave me a great sense of pride and joy. Another way that I believe that you can be a good person is by helping others who are less fortunate. An example of this is when my mom made me go help out at a soup kitchen. After I did this, I became more appreciative of what I have and felt good about helping those who needed