Compassion
We are here to connect deeply, and to feel everything together. Trusting that, believing in it, and spreading love and compassion: That’s our solemn duty, today and every day.
Heather Havrilesky • The Rise of Emotional Divestment
Because this is the whole point for the Left: compassion is the better path. It is not some woke weakness or moral failing; it is the highest aspiration we have, the antidote to every ill that afflicts us, regardless of our political affiliations, moral codes, or theological beliefs. We all want to know that our pain matters to someone else.
Charlie Kirk and the Value of Empathy
"Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on whom we love.”-Thomas Lewis, A General Theory of Love
It feels to me - like the antidote to a smaller story - and a life of less - is to extend one's own spotlight of attention - of affection - and ultimately of love in all directions - without borders or boundaries - without discrimination or
... See more“The world is so distressing and cruel right now, especially with what our leaders are saying, it’s almost like comedy and joy is like a flower that needs to be cared for, and it needs to be in a peaceful garden where someone is watering it and taking care of it. I think the answer is empathy, getting people to recognize what binds all human beings... See more