Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. [Pema Chödrön] // Watching this deaf boy and his hearing friend play hopscotch on the beach was one of my favorite surprised-by-joy moments of Peace Corps so far. We’re all in this together.