Compassion

So nice :) Just watch this video about how compassion is portrayed in a natural predator. Touching but I am rather interested in a different way.

Upon seeing the video, as usual I just start putting meaning into it. Very technicial I start to think what compassion is and how wise people had explained it nicely. Thinking about compassion and Buddha nature and stuff..... going on and on I start to ponder on how to let non-buddhist understand the compassion we understand? Does compassion comes in different form and magnitude or we perceive it to be?

Rather simply we can see compassion across different species of animals everyday. We often see how pet lovers treats their pet with utmost care. It might seem to be due to our so-called superiority in intellect at work. But when a pet owner takes care of her pet, I do not think any sophiscated thinking mechanism is taking place and compassion just outflow naturally. Thats the same as anyone were to see a baby :)

I also thought about a question before. Why does a human show such love to animals yet aggressive to fellow humans and even love ones? I think maybe this is how external negative traits like greed, hatred and delusion masked our natural innate potential to display compassion :). Out of fear, we hide our softer side and always putting fight and flight as the domineering reaction. With everyone in defence against each other, maybe that's why we are seen colder even more than a beast.