Compassion Essay

The book “Ender’s Game” has been a classic for a long time. It has a lot of action going on in the plot, but there is a deeper meaning. The primary theme of this book is to have compassion towards others, no matter how you feel about them. The book “Ender’s Game” starts with Ender having a normal life on earth, but then he gets his monitor, a device which allows government officials to see and hear what he does, removed. After that he was approached by Colonel Graff and went out to the battle…

Self-compassion Scale short form What is self –compassion? Compassion is “the sensitivity to the experience of suffering, coupled with a deep desire to alleviate that suffering”.(K. Neff, 2011). Further Self-compassion can be operationalized as “simply compassion directed inward, relating to ourselves as the object of care and concern when faced with the experience of suffering” (K. D. Neff, 2011) Studies on the importance of self-compassion Self-compassion has numerous relation to human…

trial was said to be hopeless and that Tom was going to lose anyway. Atticus was Open minded and gave Tom Robinson a fair trial even when everyone said it was pointless and when he was a dead man. He also gave his best effort to help Tom. Atticus’s compassion and open-mindedness help Tom Robinson have a fair trial. One of the qualities Atticus demonstrates…

Theoretical Construction Compassion is an empathetic response to another person 's suffering that is later followed by a motivation to ease the sufferer’s condition (Lilius, Worline, Dutton, Kanov, Frost & Maitlis, 2003). The Self-compassion scale (SCS) developed by Neff (2015) breaks this definition further into three components, however the present scale will utilise only two: an empathetic response, and the motivation to ease suffering (Petrocchi, Ottaviani, & Couyoumdjian, 2014). The…

John Swinton’s, “Raging with Compassion: Pastoral Responses to the Problem of Evil”, is the most informative book I have read regarding practical theodicy. Swinton’s pastoral theodicy does not try to explain or deny evil or suffering, but enables the Christian community to live faithfully despite the presence of evil. He explains that lament; forgiveness, thoughtfulness and hospitality are the four-core practices that form the bases of practical theodicy. As I reflect on the four-core…

Frankenstein, a ruthless and harmful creature hurts many people. But does he act this way by nature? Or is the lack of nurturing that causes him to be so vile? Although the creature can be held accountable for his actions, Frankenstein's lack of compassion ultimately leads to the monster's cruelty. The creature has a face that only a mother could love. His creator even refers to him as "horrid" (Shelley 43). How can a creature who has never known love be expected to love others? He doesn't know…

Integrity, Loyalty, Compassion Has the age of romance died out? Do the women of this new age enjoy respectful and hard-working men? Will there be more divorces in this generation than the previous generations? These are questions I ask myself and even close relatives. How does it feel to love and to love in return? How does it feel giving an individual one’s all? Whether it is commitment, attention, or time. Many Millennials are unable to provide a reasonable answer to the proposed questions,…

research into compassion is less prevalent than compassion fatigue (Kagen, 2014). According to Gilbert (2005), compassion can be divided into two parts: 1) a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune and 2) a strong desire to help stop the suffering. The desire to help stop the suffering is what separates compassion from empathy. A plethora of research has identified that compassion is reduced when a person is continuously exposed to compassion…

times of desperation. Only an act of compassion can relieve a small amount of the pain one experiences. As Liesel Meminger learns where she belongs in the Hubermann home, in Molching; a sympathy lurks through the novel during a series of events. In Zusak’s “The Book Thief’ compassion is painted between Death’s job and Liesel’s day to day life. Death witnesses the story of charity and how it grows into more than just an act of kindness. Not only is compassion in the art of giving and…

How does compassion for others influence your connection with other human beings outside of your family and friends? Discuss and explain in detail? Comparatively, I would say that you would have to know and understand the meaning of compassion first. The definition states, a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. To me that would mean to help someone without expectations of receiving…