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10-30-2004, 09:34 PM
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Compassion
Is compassion a natural human trait or is it learned? Are compassion and sympathy two different things?
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10-30-2004, 09:42 PM
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I think they are different, close, but different. Compassion implies a loving nature towards something, sympathy is merely feeling sorry for something.
I think it is a natural human trait, but it must be cultivated.
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Matthew 7:12, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" Last edited by Maize; 10-30-2004 at 09:44 PM.
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10-31-2004, 01:44 PM
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I think compassionand sympathy can be passed on. I mean if a child is raised with compassionate and sympathetic parents, he will be compassionate and sympathetic, if not, he/she will not.
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10-31-2004, 09:58 PM
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I believe compassion as we know it is learned. Maybe there is compassion in the heart of a baby, but we would not understand it. But perhaps compassion is always there, and like maize said, needs to be cultivated. I agree on this.
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I go forth with bare feet, and a simple spirit. Lord have mercy on me. beati pauperes spiritu † 
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