This quote by Karen Armstrong talks with the idea that concern is not a quality that is widely valued or appreciated in our culture. Concern is commonly viewed as an indication of weak point or naivety, as well as is not something that is commonly rewarded or motivated. Empathy needs us to place ourselves in another person's shoes and to understand their point of view, also if we do not agree with it. It needs us to be open-minded and also to be going to accept that we might not always be right. Empathy is a hard virtue to exercise, as it needs us to be prone and to put ourselves in a placement of possible hurt. It is a merit that is often ignored and undervalued, yet it is an essential part of being a good individual and living a purposeful life.
This quote is written / told by Karen Armstrong somewhere between November 14, 1944 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from England.
The author also have 10 other quotes.
"Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding"
"I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights"
"Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case"
"However, without considering this connection, there is no doubt but that more good than evil, more delight than sorrow, arises from compassion itself; there being so many things which balance the sorrow of it"
"Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too"
"Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American people should be reflected in this legislation, though sadly, they are silenced"
"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George"
