You might think it is too extreme
to use the analogy of a mass of suffering people - but is it?
There are indeed more than enough suffering beings in our world to fill to the horizon.

Perhaps our Compassion is not as strong and naturally aroused
as Prince Siddhartha's -
we sometimes need a drastic picture of reality
before our eyes to awaken our Compassion,
instead of only fleeting images in the papers and on TV.