Compassion And Empathy

I don’t know if

I don’t know if it is a spiritual, physiological or psychological phenomenon, but I believe now more than ever that singing is a universal, built-in mechanism designed to cultivate empathy and compassion. Eric Whitacre

Compassion and empathy are

Compassion and empathy are not the same as feeling sorry for oneself. They are emotions that extend our perceptual ranges. Frederick Lenz

If you ask anyone,

If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is reciprocity, … a sense of fairness, and the other one is empathy and compassion. Frans de Waal

It is through weakness

It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul. Desmond Tutu

Is there some meaning

Is there some meaning to this life? What purpose lies behind the strife? Whence do we come, where are we bound? These cold questions echo and resound through each day, each lonely night. We long to find the splendid light that will cast a revelatory beam upon the meaning of the human dream. Courage, love, … Read more

The functions of intellect

The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy. Dean Koontz

Some people think only

Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy. Dean Koontz