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| In response to justme; ...the compassionate mind.... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 19 2016, 08:12 AM (201 Views) | |
| John Galt | Jul 19 2016, 08:12 AM Post #1 |
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Fulla-Carp
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justme asked this a while back in the thread about Nice. I've been thinking about it ever since.
Like you, I sometimes despair that we will survive as a species because of our ever-so-human tendency to lash out at people that we perceive to be causing our suffering. Yet there is that other, that positive side of humanity that shows itself so often but that doesn't get as much attention, that makes me hopeful for our future. Some thoughts about the compassionate mind and how active promotion of it may be of benefit, both to the individual and to society. http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2013/may-june-13/the-compassionate-mind.html |
| Let us begin anew, remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness. | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jul 19 2016, 09:18 AM Post #2 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Also, it's important to note: day-to-day acts of mutual respect will never, ever make the news. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| justme | Jul 19 2016, 09:31 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Thank you for the article, JG. I'm going to share this article with my two sons. Below is one of my favorite quotes and I try to remember it when we have these tragedies because it's true. It's what I mean when I say "good" trumps "evil" and we have to keep it that way.
Edited by justme, Jul 19 2016, 09:32 AM.
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"Men sway more towards hussies." G-D3 | |
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| Catseye | Jul 19 2016, 10:07 AM Post #4 |
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Pisa-Carp
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That's outstanding, Justme. |
| "How awful a knowledge of the truth can be." -- Sophocles, Oedipus Rex | |
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