“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.”
This quote is attributed to Nelson Mandela. I don’t know if it really is. But it’s a beautiful concept!
I agree! Compassion and empathy aren’t about feeling sorry for others but understanding and wanting their pain/suffering to end.
Empathy and compassion connect us to one another. We can take our own experiences of both pleasure & pain and use them to help others and see hope in them. ❤
There’s always love & light even in the darkest places. Let’s reach out and bring light to others.
~Hugs~ to you ❤
xoxo Kim
I like to see the world as a Web with people connected through golden and silver threads of compassion and empathy, forming an atlas all on our own.
Beautiful image!
Thank You😊
Thank you very much for reading & commenting! I always appreciate it! 😀
Thank you so much!! 😀
Great clarity on what compassion and empathy really are. They are both always positive for everyone involved ❤
Thank you!! Yes, that’s so true! With compassion, everyone wins! ❤
The Mandela quote is not only beautiful, it also appears to be legitimate! The first essay I ever had published answered the question “who in the world do you most admire?” I answered Nelson Mandela, and set out to explain why he was worthy. I still love reading his thoughts.
Thank you for sharing! Like I mentioned before, I have so many quotes and sources I often just copy & paste them forgetting to take away the incorrect source but I remembered with this one but that’s good that it is in fact correct! I don’t know much about him but the things I read about him are amazing! What an incredible impact one person can have on the world! ❤