It arrives when Mr. Wiman encounters a bedraggled drug addict while at his church, and begins to consider compassion and human grace.
Researchers consider compassion to be a skill that can be sharpened, similar to a muscle that can be strengthened with exercise (or deteriorate and atrophy if left uncultivated).
Contrary to what many may believe, compassion is considered to be like a muscle that, as any other, can be strengthened with relevant exercises or can deteriorate and atrophy.
In our high-speed nation, which values "doing" more than "being," exhaustion more than rest, punishing discipline more than loving-kindness, many have considered self-compassion a snooze.
I had known that Buddhists talk a lot about the importance of compassion, but I had never considered that having compassion for yourself might be as important as having compassion for others.
That is why George Bush's act of mercy is so inspiring, especially when one considers that compassion is not something generally associated with him.
Glen Poole, director of Helping Men UK, urged protesters to consider, "with compassion in your hearts," whether their actions in campaigning against International Men's Day will help or hinder men to "come forward and share their stories of male suicide".
Consider what compassion is.
While some may consider that compassion and social responsibility may be paternalistic and stigmatizing towards people with mental illness [ 11], these dimensions can be seen as important indicators of non-stigmatizing attitudes and are acknowledged widely as significant competencies of health care providers [ 4, 12].
While some may consider that compassion and social responsibility may be paternalistic and stigmatizing towards people with mental illness [ 41], these dimensions can be seen as important indicators of non-stigmatizing attitudes and are acknowledged widely as significant competencies of health care providers and those in training to become a health care provider [ 9, 42].
