tiny truths

Pity is another way we keep suffering at arm’s length. We may let in a little of someone’s pain, but never enough to threaten our own self-control. We may feel a little moved to respond to the suffering—we’d feel guilty or uncomfortable if we didn’t—but we’d like to get it all over with as soon as possible and get on with our own affairs. Compassion and pity are very different. Whereas compassion reflects the yearning of the heart to merge and take on some of the suffering, pity is a controlled set of thoughts designed to assure separateness. Compassion is the spontaneous response of love; pity, the involuntary reflex of fear.

Ram Dass & Paul Gorman in How Can I Help?

(via sharanam)

(via parkstepp)

Notes

1. hammystinson reblogged this from tommygrayson
2. itsfromtheehearrt reblogged this from tommygrayson
3. demoncum reblogged this from tommygrayson
4. drivecarephilly reblogged this from tommygrayson
5. tommygrayson reblogged this from parkstepp
6. geekstep reblogged this from lowindustrial
7. cinequotes likes this
8. mahouteki reblogged this from lowindustrial
9. only-4-youngsters reblogged this from lowindustrial
10. danaylovedmb likes this
11. lapelsandlabels reblogged this from tinytruths
12. shawniscool1995 likes this
13. vannahhartloves reblogged this from lowindustrial
14. biodynamiculture reblogged this from sharanam
15. shellfoo likes this
16. monchercompatriote likes this
17. karinanotcinerina likes this
18. sarahb likes this
19. jddunn likes this
20. thetaoofpaul likes this
21. theantidote likes this
22. sam likes this
23. nutureabundance likes this
24. doublejack likes this
25. bisutun likes this
26. archivist likes this
27. eternallyflowing reblogged this from sharanam
28. harpyphoto likes this
29. hunk-o-mass likes this
30. xisforxmen likes this
31. rikkispacyisntreal likes this
32. lowindustrial reblogged this from tinytruths
33. lowindustrial likes this
34. notemily likes this
35. sonnyjohl likes this
36. cleapow likes this
37. imall4frogs likes this
38. roflstoffle likes this
39. myheartonthefloor likes this
40. redcloud reblogged this from tinytruths
41. eatsloveforbreakfast likes this
42. redcloud likes this
43. tinytruths reblogged this from parkstepp
44. parkstepp reblogged this from sharanam
45. indigodreams likes this
46. vividsnow likes this
47. thefrostisallover reblogged this from sharanam
48. gbenjio likes this
49. sharanam posted this