When we know how much of what we perceive is a trick of the light of our own perception, we are that much closer to witnessing from a more spacious, and thus more compassionate, consciousness.
I trust you have read about and responded to actual substantive things in the latest flurry of activity and not just what Meryl Streep said and the response thereto.
Have you meditated today? Breathed consciously? Taken care of your health?