Why are people not more kind and thoughtful toward one other?

I feel that although we have this innate quality of compassion and love, due to the discouragement, lack of confidence, or self-centeredness, the door to these innate qualities has been closed.

We need to encourage ourselves, to develop courage, so that we can live our life in a very purposeful, in a greatly beneficial way.

What we call precious human life, or in another way, that great accomplishment, great benefit and meaning in this life, the possibility exists for that. Because our way of thinking is too self-centered, it is a little bit like a prison. That is the reason that we cannot bring out the innate power that we have. 

To break ourselves out of the imprisonment of our self-centeredness, we need to develop our loving kindness and compassion. Out of that, the ability to benefit lots of beings in a great way and making life meaningful and powerful, this will be possible. 

We can make it possible by developing these qualities within us.

HH, 17^th Karmapa
Ogyen Trinley Dorje

From Kamashila
Short-Ngon-dro teaching
Germany, 2014