Ascher's Essay On Compassion
Ascher states in her essay on compassion that it has to be learned. Ascher also states that you cannot have compassion unless you have also suffered. Is suffering the only way to be compassionate? She questions as well that some help out of fear or the need to appear not to have a problem. Compassion is needed in many aspects of life, especially if you want to work in the medical field. Compassion seems to come from a few different areas of life, seeing other be helped, helping others, and suffering a situation yourself.
Frist is seeing others be helped has an effect just as much as being the one helping. When you see someone being helped the same chemicals in your brain that are activated when you are the one doing the helping are activated. …show more content…
What better way to understand than to be that burn victim at some point in your life. There is a saying that experience is the greatest teacher of all. So if you have been hurt, you then know how someone feels. However, you might have a general idea of how they feel, but let’s not forget everyone is different. For example, my brothers and I grew up in the same house, however we remember childhood differently. We all perceive situations differently. You can be compassionate and caring, but how they perceive their situation, might very well be completely different than how you perceived something similar. And if you assume you know what they are going through, you could if fact be causing them more emotional distress. It can bring you closer to family or friends by sharing same sufferings. Shared suffering is another way not to feel alone or to live in fear.
In conclusion being compassionate is a great way to promote happiness for those around you. It is a way to connect with others in your life. Compassion is needed to grow as humans. Without compassion this world would be filled with more suffering than it already is. Compassion is a good trait to have if you are going into the medical field. So, if you feel you do not have enough compassion for others, you can in fact use what you have experienced, take classes on compassion, and it is somewhere deep inside you
Frist is seeing others be helped has an effect just as much as being the one helping. When you see someone being helped the same chemicals in your brain that are activated when you are the one doing the helping are activated. …show more content…
What better way to understand than to be that burn victim at some point in your life. There is a saying that experience is the greatest teacher of all. So if you have been hurt, you then know how someone feels. However, you might have a general idea of how they feel, but let’s not forget everyone is different. For example, my brothers and I grew up in the same house, however we remember childhood differently. We all perceive situations differently. You can be compassionate and caring, but how they perceive their situation, might very well be completely different than how you perceived something similar. And if you assume you know what they are going through, you could if fact be causing them more emotional distress. It can bring you closer to family or friends by sharing same sufferings. Shared suffering is another way not to feel alone or to live in fear.
In conclusion being compassionate is a great way to promote happiness for those around you. It is a way to connect with others in your life. Compassion is needed to grow as humans. Without compassion this world would be filled with more suffering than it already is. Compassion is a good trait to have if you are going into the medical field. So, if you feel you do not have enough compassion for others, you can in fact use what you have experienced, take classes on compassion, and it is somewhere deep inside you