Cultivating Compassion
It is possible to argue, regarding compassion, that history focused mainly on the idea of feeling with the others and to act accordingly. Humans are social beings and rely on their interactions with others to survive, hence, understanding what the other person is feeling might determine the difference between life and death (Singer & Klimecki,…
“What is this self inside us, this silent severe and speechless critic, who can terrorize us and urge us on to futile activity and in the end, judge us still more severely for the errors into which his own reproaches drove us?” (Eliot, 1959). ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) Board in India is considered one of…
The value of compassion is a topic of increasing discussion in social organizations, workplace and schools. What distinguishes humans from machines—and from many other species, for that matter—is compassion. It makes it possible for us to relate to and understand the experiences of others. It is also the source of our compassion. It makes sense,…