Here's the thing about compassion. People are neither compassionate or non-compassionate. Suffering is a part of the human experience. And to avoid suffering is somewhat synonomous with avoiding life. We all suffer, and a life long and well-lived seems to be guaranteed to have it's thorns and stumbles and even serious falls. A "clean" life is not necesary a full life and I guess it's my belief that we are all looking to live a full life in ways. It's the material that binds us all to one another. Yes, even those people we tend not to like or steer ourselves from. They share much more commonalities than differences on a human level, and at the end of the day we are all going to sleep as human beings. Argue with that point all one wants. Tigers are tigers. Same with bears. Our DNA somewhat makes us different and these tend to be enhancing, but not when they are improperly pronounced. This compassion thing in basic form is something shared. Even in a complex land, it need not be as much.
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