jueves, 8 de noviembre de 2012

Abuses of compassion



Compassion is a feeling eventually used to perpetrate emotional blackmail and also to simulate a heartfelt solidarity hypocritically.

Most humans feel compassion.

This time I can not rely on the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy because the definition of "compassion" means similar words (commiseration and pity), that being consulted again on the word "compassion".

Irritated by this defeatist attitude of my bedside book, find the definition of the first insult that came to my mind and soul to the body again when I read that "tautology" is the "repetition of the same thought expressed in different ways."

True to my usual tell you why I think the "compassion" has an unfair propaganda, while recognizing that this belief causes some positive side effects.

In another article (1), say quote: "Some people hurt our sensibilities with exhibits sickening and sadistic, forcing us to help to relieve the pain they cause."

While acknowledging that might have used words more sweet, and I still think it could be described emotional blackmail.

We feel "compassion" to imagine that we could be in the place of the sick, the suffering, the distressed. If this assumption is very intense, the suffering may seem quite to suffering inspires us "compassion".

The pain suffered by the sympathetic produces a relief for those who would like to share fully mourners misfortune. These are people who suffer less if they find that others also suffer.

There is a saying that sums it up: "Evil of many, consolation of fools."

It seems that those who envy sore the welfare of others, would feel less bad if they had no reason to envy, that is, if the others were as bad as them.

Some simulate such compassion that end up being comforted by the sufferer himself.

Note: Original in Spanish (without translation by Google): Los abusos de la compasión.


(This is the Article Nº 1.743)

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