Re: (,) compassion

2006-03-31 Thread guido bondioli
seeing the sick constantly can certainly do that to a person. which isn't of itself a bad or good thing, but it must be acknowledged that not everyone wants to be (reminded) Their discomfort at being reminded of the ultimate end and the is poor excuse for heaping more difficulty on those who

Re: (,) compassion

2006-03-31 Thread LaVona Sherarts
I am 72 and have clients who are in their 60s who still want to get rid of the pain. I am amazed at their strength to get through the  negative and therefor value and respect themselves. The negative people around them have to make some changes too. YES!!! --- guido bondioli [EMAIL

Re: (,) compassion

2006-03-31 Thread LaVona Sherarts
You are probably right about that. Stay strong. LaVona --- guido bondioli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, sometimes people in pain can be disagreeable. If I didn't know the person very well, and I didn't know what was going on with them -- that is, I didn't kow that they were

(,) compassion

2006-03-29 Thread Tamara Wyndham
I must say I was surprised to read that. I have cared for sick people. While I am normally squeamish to see certain illnesses in movies or to read about the gory details in a book, in the presence of a human being who is suffering I feel compassion. I do the best I can. The same when my friends

Re: (,) compassion

2006-03-29 Thread kevin thurston
of a human being who is suffering I feel compassion. I do the best I can. The same when my friends have gone through break-ups in their relationships, I am patient and caring. Never occured to me that someone would react differently. However, sometimes people in pain can be disagreeable. If I didn't