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velvetpage ([personal profile] velvetpage) wrote2010-07-17 04:54 am

Compassion

A couple of friends ([livejournal.com profile] anidada and [livejournal.com profile] kores_rabbit) have already posted this elsewhere. I think it bears boosting. So here it is again.

[identity profile] perlandria.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
I love it, and wonder why it didn't make the rounds on FB yet. So I vectored it. :D Thank you.

[identity profile] velvetpage.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
It's making them in a few circles - that's where I saw it first, and I posted it there as well.

My one and only nitpick is that I'd like to see the phrases "even those considered our enemies" changed to "especially those considered our enemies." It's not too hard to show compassion to those who are like us. It's a lot harder to extend your empathy to the entire human race.

[identity profile] daednu.livejournal.com 2010-07-18 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
That's awesome - will repost.
I like seeing this kind of thing. It makes me not feel so lonely in my quest to be decent.

And for the record I like the phrase " even those considered our enemies " as it acknowledges that even though we're weak at times we need to work past it.