Compassion

Compassion- is being sympathetic and having concern for those who are suffering and/or misfortunate.

            Compassion is a virtue that allows you to understand and feel for those who are less fortunate. Being compassionate allows you to really understand what others are going through and be sympathetic towards them. It allows you to understand them from their point of view and understand why they do or act the way they do. It gives you a better understanding of the world around you and what others suffer through. Being compassionate helps you relate with others and comforts them.  If you are not compassionate people will not be open to you and you won’t be able to understand what someone is going through. Everyone faces a problem or difficulty in their lives and they are always looking for someone to help them, but if you aren’t compassionate you wont be able to understand them and therefore not be able to help them.

            Compassion is a virtue because it makes people feel comfortable around you and lets them know that you understand where they are coming from. It makes people feel better because they feel that someone truly cares for them and is concerned for them. Being compassionate shows that you are caring and will make people want to be around you. Having compassion gives you the power to understand the emotions that other people are carrying with them and gives you the opportunity give them the support they need.

1. All compassionate acts are virtuous.
2. All supporting acts are compassionate acts.
3. Therefore, all supporting acts are virtuous.