Every major religion in the world has been talking about loving people and the need for human kindness. Most of the major military conflicts historically and now are between factions of various “spiritual” groups.
Loving-kindness at an experiential level requires actions and can be felt in ways that can never be described.
What makes us think that words or thoughts make any real difference?
Perhaps because those thoughts originate in our “thinker,” not our heart.
Paul Newman had the same drama teacher in college that I did, though in different decades. Simply because we have the capacity for all things does not mean we will make the same use of identical resources, obviously! His contributions to a wide variety of causes were and are magnificent.
I wonder what influences shaped his generous soul?