How to Develop Compassion in a Challenging World
How to Develop Compassion in a Challenging World What is Compassion? Defining compassion is not easy. Over the years, it has been used as both a noun (in the context of having compassion) and a verb (being compassionate). The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as ‘sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.’ It is from the Latin ‘compati’ which means ‘suffer with’. (Oxford English Dictionary) In the English language, the word compassion fell out of use during the late 1800s and has seen a resurgence in the past twenty years. Researchers in the 21st century have…