A human being is part of the whole… He
experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated
from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This
delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal
desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must
be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in
its beauty.
-- Albert Einstein, 1950
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