In traveling, a companion, in life, compassion, '" she repeats, making sure of it. If she had paper and pencil, it wouldn't surprise me if she wrote it down. "So what does that really mean? In simple terms." I think it over. It takes me a while to gather my thoughts, but she waits patiently. "I think it means, " I say, "that chance encounters are what keep us going. In simple terms. Haruki Murakami
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Compassion is the ability to feel pity for another person. Compassion is not sympathy or empathy. These are both ways of describing pity. If you do not feel sympathy for someone who has suffered, you may not know what compassion is.

With compassion, you can feel sorry for someone who has suffered and wants to be comforted by you. Compassion is the ability to care about others more than yourself. This means that you are willing to put their needs before your own needs.

You also do not judge or criticize them. You show concern for their well-being and comfort them when they are upset without demanding any reciprocation. Compassion is all about understanding another person’s emotions and feeling sorry for him or her.

Source: Kafka On The Shore

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