And in that light, for the religious, compassion also brings us into the territory of mystery -- encouraging us not just to see beauty, but perhaps also to look for the face of God in the moment of suffering, in the face of a stranger, in the face of the vibrant religious other.
Dalam segi pandang itu, bagi yang taat, welas asih juga membawa kita ke dalam wilayah misteri -- membujuk kita untuk melihat, bukan saja keindahan, tapi juga sekilas wajah Tuhan di kesengsaraan, di wajah orang asing, di wajah bercahaya keagamaan lain.