A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space.
He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.
This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from this person [prison] by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
— Einstein
