[MD] [Bulk] Compassion

[Michael R. Brown]

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
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