COMPASSION: SOMETHING TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT

"I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers."

Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr., 20th/21st century American writer.

Something we should all strive to be as long as our level of compassion for others was significant in the first place.

If not, work to make it so.

Do Unto Others . . .

"If you're too busy to help those around you succeed, you're too busy."

Unknown

The feel goodness of this notwithstanding, there is an important implied message.

It is important to help others.

Do you?

Compassion: A Rising Tide Floats All Boats

"In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength."

Buddha

We celebrate individualism in business, at least in US business. The rugged, against-all-odds (usually) man triumphing when so many others fail. You typically don't see a lot of compassion in that scenario.

I like a lot of that but not the lack of compassion.

How can we feel for ourselves if we can't also feel for others?