Hi, Marsha V -
“Greek and Roman philosophers distrusted (feeling) compassion. In their
view, reason alone was the proper guide to conduct. They regarded
compassion ( a virtue) as an affect, neither admirable nor contemptible.”
Thomas Szasz from his book "Cruel Compassion"
That's the baby/young souls there. It's the case that compassion, just like
aggression, can become hypertrophic or atrophic. Humans have both and need
both.
That's part of the journey in ZAMM. We start in a wee little rainstorm with
the narrator checking his watch, and end with an opening out to the majestic
view of the Bay, with the well-ordered city of happiness across the Bridge.
Compassion gets added into the mix at the very end, and relationships are
re-established and an epiphany rounds out the tale.
MRB
http://www.fuguewriter.com
Moq_Discuss mailing list
Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc.
http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org
Archives:
http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/
http://moq.org/md/archives.html
