Until I am able to recognize that my being does not end at the epidermis of my skin: until I recognize that the self, which I think that I alone possess, is composed of the essence of every other being on earth; until I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that what I do to any other being, no matter how seemingly small, I do to this self: until I recognize this fully and am compelled to act upon this very realization, nothing will change for this self and every other self.
Did you know that there are so many molecules in a glass of water that every glass of water contains at least one molecule that has been drunk by every other being that has ever existed on this planet?
Not one, not two.