We have to withdraw the statistical mind, which is often the way we treat the suffering of others. We sometimes do it in terms of social work, in hospitals or somewhere, where we go through training – necessary perhaps, and useful training processes — but then come to treat the patient or the case as if they were just a textbook study. To love humanity means we have to be able to treat every member of humanity as a unique individual.
(Aspects of Love 2 by Laurence Freeman OSB )
