I find that in the 21st century, there's not a lot of compassion for what other people are going through or the walk that they have to walk.
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I think compassion is an important quality in people in general.
But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.
Americans in general have a lot of compassion, we just don't always have the same view of how that compassion is implemented.
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.
Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.
If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.
Compassion is loving others enough to say or do what is appropriate from an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome.
Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.
Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that you have to grab what you can before it's gone. It's almost as if there isn't time for compassion.
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