Compassion is the feeling that others may feel when someone is confronted by another person suffering, and it makes others feel motivated to relieve one person from suffering. In literacy, compassion means to “suffer together.” Compassion is feelings and thoughts that create the desire to help other people, and care as a response to someone’s distress. Compassion can compare to empathy or altruism, but there are differences. Empathy is an awareness of others emotions, and experiences, and to feel the same emotion from that person’s perspective. Compassion is stronger than empathy because people take action to get others help. It takes the action in order to get individuals the help they need to help them get better.
Compassion
January 17, 2025
More to Discover
About the Contributor
Nyion'e Wright is a freshman at Mohawk Junior Senior High School. Nyion'e has a family of 9, with 7 siblings, so she is always busy. In her free time she likes to play softball, read, and spend time with friends and family. She is also a majorette and is part of the Mohawk Marching Band. She also plays softball for Mohawk. Her favorite thing to do is stay active and help her siblings. During the week she has no time to rest and is participating in her siblings softball or baseball games, or going to training of her own. She takes time in what she does, and never tries to one up anyone, she believes that on the field it is okay to make mistakes, and you will learn from them. The game must go on, so forget about the last play and make the next one a better one. Her mom is her biggest fan, and is always telling her to make sure she has fun, and to always put her heart out on the field.