Compassion

Guest writer  Billy "pruning" Shears

What has happened to the American way of life that we no longer stop to help someone less fortunate than ourselves. That we drive by a man on a street corner who’s holding a hand written sign that screams for compassion saying,

3 CHILDREN, NO JOB, NO FOOD, NO HOME

Can I work for you. Please loan me a dime. 

Compassion is a general human feeling that is above and beyond any religion and all emotions, other than personal survival. 

It is universal to all mankind because we are all vulnerable. 

It is how we interconnect as humans. It is the positive force that guides us to our highest principles in society, philosophy and person hood.   

http://www.flagofcompassion.com/EN/indexe.html 

Compassion is the central theme of every religion in the world. It is considered to be the greatest virtue of all and is the foundation of the “Golden Rule“. 

There are two forms of compassion. Compassion for self and compassion for others, with emotional suffering (the social pains of life) and/or with physical pain. (ageing and accidents resulting in injury) 

In a recent study at the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC, 

fMRI experiments show that we feel more compassion for social pain than physical pain. 

There are other scientific studies that suggest our 

self-esteem is directly proportional to the compassion we have for others and that there are real physical benefits to practicing compassion. 

People who practice compassion produce 100 percent more DHEA, which is a hormone that counteracts the aging process, and 23 percent less cortisol — the “stress hormone.” 

http://www.CultureOfEmpathy.com 

Self-compassion is “being warm” towards oneself when we encounter the pain of our personal shortcomings rather than hurting oneself with self-criticism.

Our journey in life is made more livable with compassion, not receiving compassion but having compassion for others. 

Compassion for another person can only occur when you realize that you are similar to, not different from the marginalized and disenfranchised person and when you recognize that suffering in general and personal failure are part of the shared human experience.

No one is immune to the painful situations life throws at us without invitation.

So I ask you this, should America be more compassionate. 

If so, how and why. If not, why not. 

Compassion is the ultimate and most meaningful embodiment of emotional maturity. It is through compassion that a person achieves the highest peak and deepest reach in his or her search for self-fulfillment. 

Arthur Jersild  

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