Dalai Lama Quote on Compassion

This 9"x 16" cloth scroll is a short teaching on compassion by HH the14th Dalai Lama.  It reads: COMPASSIONUSUALLY, OUR CONCEPT OF COMPASSION OR LOVE REFERSTO THE FEELING OF CLOSENESSWE HAVE WITH OUR FRIENDS ANDLOVED ONES.  SOMETIMESCOMPASSION ALSO CARRIES A SENSE OF PITY.  THIS IS WRONG.ANY LOVE OR CAMPASSION WHICH ENTAILS LOOKING DOWN ON THE OTHERIS NOT GENUINE COMPASSION.TO BE GENUINE, COMPASSION MUST BE BASED ON RESPECT FOR THE OTHERAND ON THE REALIZATION THAT OTHERSHAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HAPPY ANDOVERCOME SUFFERING, JUST AS MUCH AS YOU.  ON THIS BASIS,SINCE YOU CAN SEE THAT OTHERS ARESUFFERING, YOU CAN DEVELOP A GENUINE SENSE OF CONCERN FOR THEM.H.H. THE XIVTH DALAI LAMA