If we put the manure on our heads, our lives will become filthy. Instead, if you take this manure and put it at the root of a plant, then you get a beautiful flower. So, we can use the same manure to either make ourselves dirty or to yield a beautiful flower
Additional information/ Source: Book: Compassion Cannot Choose; page: 60
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