Compassion

Learning Compassion Through Experiences with My Mom In middle school I hated going to class and I never cared to listen in class much, but my theology teacher, Terry Hogan, said something that just woke me up and stuck with me and also with most of my classmates to this day, “love is knowing, wanting, and doing what is ultimately in the best interest of another person”. The reason that this stuck to me was that since I was young I would say I loved my toys, I loved my games, and I loved my…

The story, Bartleby, The Scrivener, has many themes that can be seen in everyone’s work environment. The story deals with compassion, conformity, isolation, duty, chain of command, walls of many forms, etc. It can be difficult to limit the number of themes in one paper. Some of the themes can seem to overlap. Compassion takes on many forms. As the narrator tied to take care of Bartleby, I had an employer who tried to take care of employees who required special attention. In the 1980’s I…

others when they have been knocked down or are hurt. They have good morals and does what’s right in the eyes of most people even if it makes you unpopular. One also helps others who are less fortunate and may not be able to help themselves. In "Compassion and the Individual," Tenzin Gyatzo, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, describes a good person as one who is happy, content, loved, compassionate in their life. What does it mean to be a good person. Dalai Lama stresses that it is important to be…

The Impact of Self-Compassion on the Treatment of Alcoholism Alcoholism and is treatment is a very common topic in the scientific literature. This is because alcoholism is a worldwide problem. According to a report on addictive behaviors, by Gowing et al, 43% of the adults in the world consume alcohol. This would be equivalent to 2.1 billion people. Out of these individuals, 13% have participated in episodes of heavy drinking. This report classified heavy drinking of being at least 60g of…

exploration on the concept of compassion fatigue, in the context of acute care nursing, is to promote a clear, and precise understanding of the phenomena of compassion fatigue in clinical practice, share an exemplar case, discuss antecedents, consequences, and provide empirical evidence. Defining Concept Within a Context Compassion has been thought to be one of the most central components of nursing and thought to be a core characteristic in all nurses (“Compassion Fatigue,” 2014). Recent…

that teachers come in contact with on a daily basis. Teachers are not just just educators who show up to teach children, but also people who show love, compassion, and honesty to students, parents,…

Sides of Compassion “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” -Dalai Lama XIV. In this dystopian novel, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, a father and his son must make their way along an abandoned road to arrive at the coast, where there was hope for survival. The idea of survival in the novel exemplifies the different forms of compassion an individual is able to take, ultimately portraying that innocence is the fundamental source to pure compassion.…

In this story the person I think who had the most compassion is Mr.Kraler. I believe Mr.kraler had the most compassion because he saw the terrible situation that was happening to these poor people and always tried to bring the best news possible.Just to make them feel a little better about their situation.He had so much compassion he risked his own safety for these people. If he was to get caught by the Nazi’s he [even though he not a jew]…

The article “Self-Compassion: An Alternative Conceptualization of a Healthy Attitude Toward Oneself, published in the journal Self and Identity examines the concept of self-compassion. Self-compassion is a positive attitude towards oneself and is an essential part of enhancing the feelings of compassion and concern for others and a protection measure against the negative consequences of self-judgment. The author, Kristen Neff, compares the relation of self-compassion to other self-directed…

Compassion Leads to Charity What is the true meaning of compassion? It is simply understanding the situation of someone else and having the desire to help. Then, how people learn the meaning of compassion? According to the author Barbara Lazear Ascher, people are born without knowing the meaning of compassion, so it is something people learn with experiences in daily life. In her essay "On Compassion" Ascher shows the situation of two women who made her think about the real reason why a person…