Kindness is compassion in action essay

• • + • • • • • • • • • + • • • • • • + • Character Strengths • • • • • • • • • Social-Emotional Learning • • • • Mindfulness • • • + • Character Strengths • • • • • • • • • • Social-Emotional Learning • • • • • Mindfulness • • • • • + • • • • • • • • + • • • • • • • Instruction • • • • • • • • • Relationships • • • • • • Well-Being Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” It is defined as the feeling that arises when you perceive another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion can arise from When compassion does lead to action, we often call the result kindness. Kindness always includes the intention to benefit other people, especially (though not always) at a cost or risk to ourselves. Research has shown that compassion and kindness are deeply rooted in human nature–our first impulse is to cooperate rather than compete. Even toddlers spontaneously help people in need out of genuine concern for their welfare. A high school teacher notices that one of his students is walking more slowly these days, with his shoulders slumped and a sad look on his face. The teacher takes the student aside after class, asking if anything is the matter, and learns that the student’s mother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Having lost his own mother at a young age to illness, the teacher’s empathy quickly turns into compassion. He acknowledges the difficult emotions that the student is feeling and offers to put him in touch with a counselor at the s...

Mother Teresa – who was born Agnes Boyaxhui in modern-day Macedonia – spent most of her life in India, working with the poor, sick and destitute. The order she founded, the Missionaries of Charity, has since opened more than 500 centers around the world. Mother Teresa’s work has been acknowledged as the paradigm of compassionate service to underprivileged and disenfranchised people failed by existing social structures. This essay by Mother Teresa crystallizes her vision of compassion in action, of how the fundamental love and benevolence between humans can override all social, racial and doctrinal divides. To me, God and compassion are one and the same. Compassion is the joy of sharing. It’s doing small things for the love of each other-just a smile, or carrying a bucket of water, or showing some simple kindness. These are the small things that make up compassion. Compassion means trying to share and understand the suffering of people. And I think it’s very good when people suffer. To me, that’s really like a kiss from Jesus. And a sign, also, that this person has come so close to Jesus, sharing his passion. It is only pride and selfishness and coldness that keep us from having compassion. When we ultimately go home to God, we are going to be judged on what we were to each other, what we did for each other, and, especially, how much love we put in that. It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put in the doing ~ that’s compassion in action. One’s religion has nothin...

Mother Teresa – who was born Agnes Boyaxhui in modern-day Macedonia – spent most of her life in India, working with the poor, sick and destitute. The order she founded, the Missionaries of Charity, has since opened more than 500 centers around the world. Mother Teresa’s work has been acknowledged as the paradigm of compassionate service to underprivileged and disenfranchised people failed by existing social structures. This essay by Mother Teresa crystallizes her vision of compassion in action, of how the fundamental love and benevolence between humans can override all social, racial and doctrinal divides. To me, God and compassion are one and the same. Compassion is the joy of sharing. It’s doing small things for the love of each other-just a smile, or carrying a bucket of water, or showing some simple kindness. These are the small things that make up compassion. Compassion means trying to share and understand the suffering of people. And I think it’s very good when people suffer. To me, that’s really like a kiss from Jesus. And a sign, also, that this person has come so close to Jesus, sharing his passion. It is only pride and selfishness and coldness that keep us from having compassion. When we ultimately go home to God, we are going to be judged on what we were to each other, what we did for each other, and, especially, how much love we put in that. It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put in the doing ~ that’s compassion in action. One’s religion has nothin...

• • + • • • • • • • • • + • • • • • • + • Character Strengths • • • • • • • • • Social-Emotional Learning • • • • Mindfulness • • • + • Character Strengths • • • • • • • • • • Social-Emotional Learning • • • • • Mindfulness • • • • • + • • • • • • • • + • • • • • • • Instruction • • • • • • • • • Relationships • • • • • • Well-Being Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” It is defined as the feeling that arises when you perceive another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion can arise from When compassion does lead to action, we often call the result kindness. Kindness always includes the intention to benefit other people, especially (though not always) at a cost or risk to ourselves. Research has shown that compassion and kindness are deeply rooted in human nature–our first impulse is to cooperate rather than compete. Even toddlers spontaneously help people in need out of genuine concern for their welfare. A high school teacher notices that one of his students is walking more slowly these days, with his shoulders slumped and a sad look on his face. The teacher takes the student aside after class, asking if anything is the matter, and learns that the student’s mother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Having lost his own mother at a young age to illness, the teacher’s empathy quickly turns into compassion. He acknowledges the difficult emotions that the student is feeling and offers to put him in touch with a counselor at the s...

Key points • When a person returns another's lack of kindness, negativity spreads and gains momentum. • Acting with compassion in a confrontational situation can neutralize an unpleasant or dangerous encounter. • A compassionate response can involve counteracting negativity, setting healthy boundaries, and stepping away. Challenging times can make for some trying encounters. It’s when the going gets tough that the true value of having compassion for others and acting in kindness comes into sharp focus. We all know what kindness is, but many of us are unsure of the exact meaning of compassion, and why it is so important. Kindness, many agree, is compassion in action. Compassion is a state of mind that inspires kindness toward others. Our increasingly wild world As the fallout from the pandemic continues to negatively impact everything from supply chains and customer service to air travel and the cost of living, people are coping with unexpected challenges in their everyday lives and routines. This is where compassion and kindness come in. The ripple effect of a compassionate response It is not difficult to be kind and considerate to people who treat us well. But showing compassion for people who are acting and reacting from low self-esteem, rather than returning in kind their negativity and judgment is a different story. Here is where a compassionate response can be a true game-changer. When we find ourselves in a tense, confrontational situation, when we act in compassion ...

Mother Teresa – who was born Agnes Boyaxhui in modern-day Macedonia – spent most of her life in India, working with the poor, sick and destitute. The order she founded, the Missionaries of Charity, has since opened more than 500 centers around the world. Mother Teresa’s work has been acknowledged as the paradigm of compassionate service to underprivileged and disenfranchised people failed by existing social structures. This essay by Mother Teresa crystallizes her vision of compassion in action, of how the fundamental love and benevolence between humans can override all social, racial and doctrinal divides. To me, God and compassion are one and the same. Compassion is the joy of sharing. It’s doing small things for the love of each other-just a smile, or carrying a bucket of water, or showing some simple kindness. These are the small things that make up compassion. Compassion means trying to share and understand the suffering of people. And I think it’s very good when people suffer. To me, that’s really like a kiss from Jesus. And a sign, also, that this person has come so close to Jesus, sharing his passion. It is only pride and selfishness and coldness that keep us from having compassion. When we ultimately go home to God, we are going to be judged on what we were to each other, what we did for each other, and, especially, how much love we put in that. It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put in the doing ~ that’s compassion in action. One’s religion has nothin...

• • + • • • • • • • • • + • • • • • • + • Character Strengths • • • • • • • • • Social-Emotional Learning • • • • Mindfulness • • • + • Character Strengths • • • • • • • • • • Social-Emotional Learning • • • • • Mindfulness • • • • • + • • • • • • • • + • • • • • • • Instruction • • • • • • • • • Relationships • • • • • • Well-Being Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” It is defined as the feeling that arises when you perceive another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion can arise from When compassion does lead to action, we often call the result kindness. Kindness always includes the intention to benefit other people, especially (though not always) at a cost or risk to ourselves. Research has shown that compassion and kindness are deeply rooted in human nature–our first impulse is to cooperate rather than compete. Even toddlers spontaneously help people in need out of genuine concern for their welfare. A high school teacher notices that one of his students is walking more slowly these days, with his shoulders slumped and a sad look on his face. The teacher takes the student aside after class, asking if anything is the matter, and learns that the student’s mother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Having lost his own mother at a young age to illness, the teacher’s empathy quickly turns into compassion. He acknowledges the difficult emotions that the student is feeling and offers to put him in touch with a counselor at the s...