I have so enjoyed reading what everyone has written. Even in the face of finger pointing, or for that matter, whatever life gives us to deal with, we can all take something positive away from it. Much thought and honesty came through in many of the responses.
Thank you again Omamana for this thread as it has given us all the opportunity to reflect.
[QUOTE=Suhas Tambe;52852]Then one doesn’t need TO BE compassionate, sincere, loving, and accepting; one is so.[/QUOTE]
How many people do you know who just ‘are so’? This is my point we are all both good and bad because we are [U]only human[/U] at the end of the day. Yes, we may be moving toward more spiritual, kinder and loving ways but we will always have a darker side and when it reveals itself we must remind ourselves of our true intention.
Many ‘spiritual’ people begin to behave and pretend as though they are already enlightened and somehow above the human experience that we all share. We are all imperfect beings, some more than others, regardless imperfect we shall all remain and compassion for ourselves and others comes from this admission.
Omamana,
While it may comfort us to think that the rest are as imperfect as we are, I know a few who ‘aren’t so’. They don’t necessarily flaunt orang robes nor hold mega-congregations. They keep own sadhana to themselves and help others in theirs, expecting nothing in return. Their demeanor is uncommonly common.
Imperfection is and should be transient. It should not be regarded as an inevitable end state. Though not at all easy it is possible to let the imperfections wither away. It is not human to be imperfect, we are destined to be perfect, sooner or later.
I guess we differ on this point, but that is okay. 
What may happen after this life, well who is to know…