As philosophers, we agree that empathy can take a toll on both individuals and society. However, we believe that, at its core ...

Self-Pity Is Not an Effective Response Self-pity ... of sheer will to believe in yourself and what your future may be. Compassion means being the most prominent advocate and champion for yourself.

Cultivating self-compassion can actually help you cope better with life’s struggles. If a friend is struggling with a big challenge or feels defeated, it’s usually our first instinct to offer words of ...

Compassion, being with someone's suffering and then desiring to alleviate it. It's different from pity. Compassion is when you identify with someone else's pain, you acknowledge it as if it were ...

One cannot have compassion for someone who at this point knows better, one can only pity them and watch them repeat the stupidity that serves others and only harms them. My one hope is that the ...

we mustn’t ignore compassion and pity for the distress of someone suffering. A person forced to sell himself into slavery does not do this because he has a choice. He is helpless and we must pay ...

Let’s distinguish authentic Christian compassion from pity. At its best, pity is an emotional response to another’s suffering. At its worst, pity is (wittingly or not) an act of condescension ...

What some people are showing me with their comments is pity, not compassion. Pity might seem to show sympathy or empathy, but it does the opposite. The difference between compassion and pity lies ...