Compassion defined Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration; Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion. –Macaulay. Syn: Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. Source: Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.) Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with [...]
Trying to be someone else will only end in failure "To be nobody but yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting." – e.e. cummings "Resolve to be thyself; [...]
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity… (Thomas Hardy) Discipline of self is necessary for the development of any virtue, and patience is no exception. One’s external actions begin with interior dispositions. One’s path is crossed, darkness falls, giving way to resentment and anger. One must learn to remain unmoved and with tranquil [...]
…How should you? Thoughts on taking the lives of small creatures I suppose I’ll go ahead and describe a personal policy that some people may find to be extreme. At a minimum, I hope this causes you to seriously consider the subject – perhaps for the first time. Instead of killing insects found in the [...]