Compassion is something I have a lot of, because I've been through a lot of pain in my life. Anybody who has suffered a lot of pain has a lot of compassion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suffering builds the capacity to understand and care for others' pain.
- In plain terms
- If you have hurt, you understand when others hurt.
- What can you take from it?
- Let pain teach you empathy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How has your pain changed you?
- Do you judge others by their hurt?
Another view
Pain can also harden people rather than soften them.
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