Humanity should respect animals.

[Monica]

Well no, balance doesn't necessarily imply duality. You just gave some examples of non-dualistic balance!

We can't really even know what balance is, from our current perspective, because we're not seeing the big picture.

I think you might be making my point more complex than it is.

Apparently you and I mirror each other! We both tend to dig deep and split hairs.

Exactly. For example, they might have decided to veil compassion in order to be able to maneuver themselves into a situation that they would otherwise find overwhelmingly abhorrent.

Exactly! Or they might have decided to veil wisdom, in order to shine compassion, as an example to 3D entities who need to see it modeled. There are any number of possibilities. Point being, that we really can't assume anything based on observations. Too much is hidden.

Some examples would be when inexplicable tragedies and great injustices occur. Compassion is easy in those types of circumstances. That's not to say at all that compassion is "inappropriate" not by any means. Just saying in those types of circumstances the toughest lessons are about faith, not compassion. At least for me. Maybe for somebody else it is difficult to express compassion in those types of circumstances.

OK I can go along with that!

Well naturally, you wouldn't! Who knows- there could be all kinds of crazy missions! Pick any situation where somebody wants to play the role of "whistleblower." I would imagine they might shut down compassion in order to maneuver themselves into whatever dark operation they are wishing to expose.

Highly compassionate people really wouldn't stand much of a chance rising to the top on Wall Street, for example.

Well we're on the same page then. Good time to call it quits for now! I need to tend to other things. Thanks for the stimulating discussion (as always).