What is compassion and how to develop it in yourself?

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Today, few people think about what compassion is. From a purely theoretical point of view, this term refers to a character trait, a human quality that symbolizes the ability to provide assistance to those in need in any aspects without much thought. In practice, such a phenomenon is not only extremely rare, but also has many, so to speak, branches. About what compassion is in real life and how it manifests itself in certain situations, read below.

What do the souls of modern people look like?

Today, many good human qualities, unfortunately, have been left far behind. Everything that was previously sung in poems and songs, today the best alternative is hypocrisy, indifference and cruelty, and about what compassion, attentiveness to one's neighbor, the ability to help a person when he needs it, alas, many of us simply forget. Instead, we very often say out loudthis word is “compassion”, we often mention it in jokes, even with the help of it we can laugh at someone or humiliate someone. However, few people think that this quality in its original form can transform our soul, our life, make the world that surrounds us more beautiful and flourishing. And all that is needed for this is to get rid of the negativity and allow yourself to help others, to be attentive to other people's sorrows and problems.

How to develop this wonderful quality in yourself?

Like all great things, developing compassion has to start small. To begin with, stop focusing solely on yourself, thinking only about your own good. For example, going to work in the morning, pay attention to stray dogs that live near your entrance. Imagine for a moment that they do not have an owner who will feed, and even more so - spend time with them, play, buy a ball. Of course, it will not work to shelter all the animals in your house, but to feed a little is a task that each of us can handle. By repeating this procedure every morning, you will notice how the animals will rejoice at your appearance, which, in turn, will lift your mood and self-esteem.

Everyone has their own life…

The world is so arranged that people have always been divided into so-called "castes" - someone is rich, someone more or less satisfies their needs, and someone is in great need. And, alas, such quality ascompassion for people who do not have a lot of capital is not predominant in the circles of we althy representatives of human society. Many people think that keeping strangers is not their concern at all, so they leave it all behind them. In fact, helping a poorer person can be easy and simple, without spending a single extra penny. For example, things that you will no longer wear can be donated to an orphanage or to a church, from where they will be distributed to all those in need. Perhaps such charity in the future will make you yourself a more successful person, and you will already be able to help those who need it on a larger scale.

Empathy for the heartache of others

It is a completely different matter - it is mercy and compassion for the emotional experiences, losses and sorrows of another person. Naturally, we can only help our closest friends and relatives in this matter. They can trust us, open up, share what worries them. Often in modern families, people ignore the depressed state of mind even of their own children, which in the future makes them just as indifferent and callous towards others. Therefore, it is important to keep track of all the people who surround you, to allow them to speak out if they feel bad, if they have lost someone or lost in something. Indeed, even in the most difficult and difficult situation, the compassion of a loved one, his understanding and support can become a catalyst for any negative consequences that caninflict both mental and physical harm.

Many facets of human nature and feelings

Today, mercy towards your loved ones, towards your family, and complete callousness, which concerns every stranger or unfamiliar person, is common. For example, a certain group of employees of some company knows their colleague as a cold, dry, cruel person, and in the family he is a loving father and husband. This trend is too common in Russian society, since it is customary for businessmen to "throw" each other, and among ordinary workers, one can expect set-ups from any side. In this case, only one thing can be said: each person should carefully look at the circumstances, take into account the actions of each individual colleague. Someone may seem meaner to you, someone, on the contrary, will help you with something small, provide an insignificant service, which will be the first call symbolizing his good nature. This will help you understand whether you need sympathy and compassion for certain people, whether they really deserve your kindness.

A little afterword

The ability to help people and our smaller brothers lies not only in the genes of each person, but also in the holy scriptures. The Bible first of all teaches us to love our neighbor, and then God himself, in exactly the same way as Confucianism at its core contains concern for people, even to the detriment of one's own good. Teachings about whatcompassion, are contained in the Vedas, in the Koran and other less common written heritage of mankind. This is exactly the feeling that cleanses our souls from hatred and indifference and fills them with love, joy and happiness, which can be given to everyone around.