Word: compassionate
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True strength of character is determined by how we treat those in society who are the most helpless. If we truly believe in kindness and mercy, our purchasing decisions should reflect those much revered qualities. By removing factory farm products from our plates and eating more vegetarian meals, we can...
Any lesser mortal would have shrunk from the enormity of trying to cope with all of that at the same time, but not Veronica Mars. She rebounded from her travails with a toughened yet witty edge, all the while maintaining compassion and zealousness for the truth. She sometimes takes on...
GRANTED. To CUI YU HU, 104, stranded Chinese grandmother who has been living illegally in Australia since 1996; permanent residency, after urging from the Chinese government; in Melbourne. Hu, who has been living with her adopted Japanese daughter, was caught in diplomatic limbo when her recent application to stay was...
“Be careful!” I called out, genuinely concerned. But rather than receive some appreciation for compassion, or even a simple acknowledgement of our shared humanity, I instead learned a far more valuable piece of information.
This view of the good life assumes that we have a birthright to happiness, and that suffering is an unfortunate and avoidable aberration, likely to be removed by political and economic change. Nothing could be further from the Buddhist view of compassion and happiness. In a famous Buddhist story, a...