Hi, Anthony,
Sometimes the most compassionate thing to do is to stay out of sumpthin'. Or,
to pass it right back to the one who can best be expected to perform the right
action.
>From the outside, looking in, we may not be able to say whether a deed was
>compassionate, or not.
I'd be more careful, putting words in the master's mouth, the "in others words"
phrase, that you used. The master may have had a very clear picture of the
fellow's situation, and responded naturally. We can't say! But we are trying
to.
Inaction is not a lack of action. It may be the most compassionate response.
(Gee, I could have just saved myself a lot of ink). ;-)
--Joe
> Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote:
> In other words, it is none of my business! Where is the compassion?
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