Compassion: cum patior – to...
Compassion: cum patior – to undergo with, to share solidarity with. Suffering with is quite different from pity. “Pity” shares its root with “piety,” connoting condescension, and condescension implies separateness from someone else’s weakness or misfortune. But compassion derives from awareness of our shared vulnerability.
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"RACHAMIM/COMPASSION"http://www.netivotshalom.org/archive/drashot/members/dresner_YK5767.html
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