Have compassion for all living things.
What is compassion? By definition: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Synonyms: pity, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, care, concern, solicitude, sensitivity, warmth, love, tenderness, mercy, leniency, tolerance, kindness, humanity, charity.
That word- compassion- is so full of meaning. Empathy, concern, mercy, sensitivity, tolerance, HUMANITY.
I would say the #1 way to promote compassion is to say you should have concern for the well-being of others. That's the simplest way to put it. And it's so simple. It's like that saying- don't be quick to judge, you don't know whats going on in someone else's life. If we were quicker to show concern for others, we'd be not as quick to show hate and judgement. We see people's expressions and without asking, we come to our own conclusion. Resting Bitch Face is a THING. SO instead of saying to someone- why do you always looks so unhappy- we assume they are in a bad mood or unhappy and we create our own reasons. ASSUME, make an ASS out of U and ME.
Show some concern: Talk to that person, hear them, and know why they are the way they are. If you don't have the time or the need (maybe you don't even know this person- and if that's the case then why are you letting it bother you??) then LET IT GO. That's the tolerance part. Tolerance = the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. SO.....Let it go- Let it be. Or, you can be a shining light in someone's darkness. You can go above and beyond what's expected of you- and seriously, in today's world, no one really expects anything from anyone (AND YET we expect everything from everybody). If nothing is expected of you, then you blow people away when you DO something. Imagine, blowing someone's mind just from reaching out, a kind word, a kind gesture, a SMILE.
Show some concern: Talk to that person, hear them, and know why they are the way they are. If you don't have the time or the need (maybe you don't even know this person- and if that's the case then why are you letting it bother you??) then LET IT GO. That's the tolerance part. Tolerance = the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. SO.....Let it go- Let it be. Or, you can be a shining light in someone's darkness. You can go above and beyond what's expected of you- and seriously, in today's world, no one really expects anything from anyone (AND YET we expect everything from everybody). If nothing is expected of you, then you blow people away when you DO something. Imagine, blowing someone's mind just from reaching out, a kind word, a kind gesture, a SMILE.
-And yes, I know that recipients may not be appreciative. You've dealt with that you whole life too. It shouldn't stop you.
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