Compassion Does Not Mean Being a Doormat

True compassion requires backbone and courage. While it might be convenient to be soft and flexible and bend under the guise of kindness, you’re not, in fact, being kind; you’re taking the easy way out. "True compassion requires pointing out what’s wrong. If compassion is defined as the wish to relieve people of their suffering, then we have a responsibility to correct what’s wrong." Read more here ...

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