First we must understand the meaning of Compassion before we can act upon it. Compassion is a virtue — one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism — foundational to the highest principles in philosophy, society, and person hood. Now that we know what compassion is, we all should face a situation in life were we show compassion for one another. Looking at it from a religious stand point and being a follower of Christ, I suppose that when our Saviour looked upon certain sights, those who watched him closely perceived that his internal agitation was very great, his emotions were very deep, and then his face betrayed it, his eyes gushed like founts with tears, and you saw that his big heart was ready to burst with pity for the sorrow upon which his eyes were gazing. He was moved with compassion. His whole nature was agitated with commiseration for the sufferers before him. If you have the love of Christ in you, you will have compassion for the poor and the suffering. Sadly not all of us have compassion for people because we’re to busy stuck on ourselves.

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