Thehumanbeingdiffersfromthewildbeastinthatthelatterisliabletohaveahostileviewofothersandinteractinanunreasonableandaggressivemanner.Primitivehumansmighthaveactedinsuchfashion,butcivilizedhumansshouldcultivatemoreappropriatebehaviors.
Inthedrawingabove,amancarryingalargeloadaccidentallystepsonawoman'sfoot.Giventhathegracefullyapologizes,thewomanbothacceptshisapologyandassureshimnottoworry.
Themanandwomandepictedinteractwitheachotherinacourteousandcompassionatemanner.Thewomanunderstandsthemandidnotintentionallysteponherfoot,andthereforewhetherornotsheisinpain,shedoesnotattackorblamehim.Becausesheisabletoviewthesituationfromhisperspective,conflictisdiverted.Mutualunderstandingsuchasthisisafundamentalaspectofcivilizedsociety.
Somepeopletendtothinktheworstofothersandbecomeangryovereventhesmallestofmatters,regardlessofhowtheirownactionsaredisturbinginturn.Suchintoleranceonlyleadstomoreconflict.Disrespectingormistreatingpeoplenotonlyinflictspainuponothers,butcanalsoharmone'sownconscienceandattitude.
Havingcompassionforothersisanimportantfacetofsocialintercourse.Onceonestrivestounderstandtheexperienceandperspectiveofanother,onecanavoidmuchtroubleandconflict,thusmakinglifemorepeacefulandjustforall.