Quotes About Compassion

Just because I get close to something that makes a lot of people uncomfortable doesn't mean I'm special. It just means I am willing to get close to the things that make people uncomfortable.

It struck her that dispensing justice was really more about being present and engaged than anything else—unlike

But my mother also would have been the first to tell me that good people are good people; religion has nothing to do with it.

Instead of doing the best thing, we sometimes have to settle for the rightest thing." "What's the difference?" "The best thing is what you think should be done. The rightest thing is what needs to be done—when you think not just of you and how you feel, but also the extra stuff—who else is involved, and what's happened before, and what the rules say.

You see, I tell myself. Here is proof. I've known Christina my whole life. And yes, maybe there are differences between us—socioeconomic, political, racial—but that doesn't mean we can't connect, human to human, friend to friend.

Rest easy, real mothers. The fact that you worry about being a good mother means you already are one.

She'd Shot A Man & Found A Friend - Maggie Allison

I have a radical thought," Meryl said. "Instead of heading for the hills with guns, why don't we try to find something like the Red Cross, and volunteer. Try to do something constructive.

In Norman's mind, there were no enemies in war. Just victims. Victims of historical process. Heavy

And as far as being a leader, you do have a certain potential. But it would be along the lines of a teacher or a minister; you would have to lead from empathy, compassion. You have the desire to impose your ideas on other people, but not your will. Which means, you're right, you'll make one hell of a bad officer unless you shape up.

violence toward another human being must become as abhorrent as eating another's flesh.' — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Christ and Buddha

Someone has said that enemies are just people whose stories we don't know. I see a lot of truth in that. The more other people's stories are hidden from us, the easier it is for us to view them as enemies. But, when we begin to learn their stories, we recognize all we share in common with them and we delight in how the unique beauty of their traditions enriches our own lives.

Horror was rooted in sympathy . . . in understanding what it would be like to suffer the worst.

I want you to remember what was good in me, not what was most awful. The people you love should be allowed to keep their worst to themselves.

The gruff, gold-hearted Brooklyn guys who won't hesitate to help someone out. The way New Yorkers pull together when they need to.

Please let there be a heaven for everything that is too pitiful to believe.

What was blocking our well-being was nothing more than lack of love. Forgiveness opened the door to allow it back in.

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Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you to make matters worse by responding angrily.

When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He's offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person's life. You must learn to follow that love. Don't ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have.

Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows? Maybe just like that little baby, putting your arm around somebody and letting him or her know that you care can help begin to heal that person's heart. Maybe you can give a rescuing hug.

If you'll dare to take your mind off your troubles, get your mind off your own needs and, instead, seek to be a blessing to other people, God will do more for you than you could even ask or think.

You mustn't hurt him. Let him go