Dear Lyssann:

You are welcome. Regarding objectivity and your visit to the Buddhist temple where the man told you that in Buddhism everyone is equal and that he too is ill: it is true, that in reality, every person is born equal in value. Every person feels pain and pain feels the same for every person, unpleasant, distressing. Every person suffers at times. And every person, knowing death is a certainty and sickness is always a possibility, feels anxious at times.

It is wise to keep the bigger perspective in mind, the bigger picture of Reality.

In that bigger picture of reality, there is you too: you are suffering too. Your suffering matters too and needs to be lessened, if possible, just like your son’s suffering.

I hope you post again, anytime it may be helpful to you.

anita