What To Aim For - MotivateUs Extra - How Compassionate Are You?
Published: Wed, 07/12/17
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Quote: The Sixth C: "Aim for the five Cs in life: Calm, Confidence, Commitment, Concentration and Continuation, but always own the sixth:
Compassion." --- Chi Hung Peh Oh yes, a link to the image: This week's "Something Extra" How Compassionate Are You? Author Unknown According to an article on Psychology Today, the definition of compassion is the ability to understand the emotional state of another person or oneself. Often confused with empathy, compassion has the added element of having a desire to alleviate or reduce the suffering
of another. Bill Andrews was a big, awkward, homely guy. He dressed oddly with ill fitting clothes. There were several fellows who thought it smart to make fun of him. One day, one fellow noticed a small tear in his shirt and gave it a small rip. Another worker in the factory added his bit, and before long there was quite a ribbon dangling. Bill went on about his work and as he passed too near a moving belt the shirt strip was sucked into the machinery. In a split second the sleeve and Bill were in trouble.
Alarms were sounded, switches pulled, and trouble was avoided. The foreman, however, aware of what had happened, summoned the men and related this story: Let's keep reading: Have a compassionate day and take care! Love and
blessings, Marlene |
