Our impulses to care for one another often seem instinctive

Below is a quotes from Chapter 1 of the Dass and Gorman text. Thoughtfully reflect upon a personal experience of yours that relates in some way to the quote. Describe your experience and then link your experience to the content of Chapter 1 of this text. Include an additional quote from the readings that strongly supports your response. Explain how and why the quoted passage adds significance or context to your discussion. “So we face an interesting situation. Our impulses to care for one another often seem instinctive. The more we’re able to act on them freely, the more opportunity we have to feel whole and be helpful. But there are clearly many ways in which we hesitate to reach out or we get confused when we try. The reasons for this don’t appear to be simple at all. Perhaps it’s due to conditioning or customs” (pp. 11-12).