tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post5885459260373106450..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Dave Strikes OutDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-70388940267285130352014-01-22T02:55:53.085-05:002014-01-22T02:55:53.085-05:00I think "nice person".
There are plenty...I think "nice person".<br /><br />There are plenty of "good girls" who say Please and Thank You, who sit quietly in class and go to bed without whining. Doesn't mean there's a compassionate bone in their body, it just means that (for fear of punishment, hope of reward, or simply lack of imagination) they do as they are told, exhibit the behaviour that they know is expected of them.<br /><br />Ruby, on the other hand... I'm sure she is a good girl too, but her behaviour as described by you seems to be less about the instructions and expectations of her authority figures, and more about the way that *she* feels inclined to act because of her love and compassion for other people. She spontaneously does all manner of surprising, unexpected things, without being told to, in the name of brightening other people's lives.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-73318324836623821232014-01-21T20:30:46.486-05:002014-01-21T20:30:46.486-05:00I seem to remember that "com" means &quo...I seem to remember that "com" means "with" (from the Latin) and passion meaning feeling--compassion is feeling "with" other people. That is a great gift!Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-60489663696972785252014-01-21T12:19:56.501-05:002014-01-21T12:19:56.501-05:00noun
1. a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for...noun <br />1. a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. <br /><br />you were both right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-66744008020186300412014-01-21T11:43:24.464-05:002014-01-21T11:43:24.464-05:00LOL Good one Dave! Sometimes we make it too comp...LOL Good one Dave! Sometimes we make it too complicated.Princeton Possenoreply@blogger.com