practicing compassion

practicing compassion
Sunday, June 17, 2007

Compassion in action is trickier than it sounds.

Sometimes people need help and other times it's better to allow the person to work through an issue and become more independent.

I figure compassionate action is best compared to reacting to a choking victim.

If they can still cough let 'em be. Perhaps provide them some moral support.

If they stop coughing and breathing than go ahead and administer the heimlech maneuver. If you do it correctly you'll break a couple of their ribs but save their life.

Act compassionately too soon and perhaps you're causing more damage than if you hadn't helped at all.