First, we do not exist separate and a part from GOD, we only exist united and a part of GOD.
Second, human nature is what it is. Alas!
Our ability to injure, maim, murder, both singularly and in mass numbers, is basic to us.
It is only through suffering, either personally or by others that we can gain any compassion.
I wish it were otherwise, but have seen very little to indicate that people on their own will not go to what ever is their bottom line.
Yes, there are some that seek a better way, their numbers have never been overly numerous.
Have learned not to expect people to be saints, paragons of virtue, or living Buddhas.
That does not mean one still should not strive to make life better for others as well as oneself.
The road is long with many a winding turn but the journey not the road is the way.