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However in the case of Charity, it is always the fishes that will be given, but never the pole. They own it. To give away the pole may lead to regimen changes, creating somewhat more equitable social conditions. Wars are a continuous phenomenon the world over. Much of this conflict is over the pole, as a synonym for communism, socialism, labor unions, co-operatives and community based power.
The least Compassionate of all are the
Ideologues, who operate by intellectual formula, rather than from empirical evidence, primarily because they are too dumb, more often by ideology than defect, to think for themselves. This inability of independent thinking is also the inability of Compassion. Ideology is mandates for human behavior based upon abstract principle without necessarily the considerations for the very many complications and states of mind that accord to the many facets of the human condition. The degree of Compassion if any, that may be deserved by any given entity, is relative to the degree which the entity corresponds to elite formulaic ideals. Compassion for the
religious materialist is reserved for their own and not much for the infidel.
Compassion is one of the primary tenants of
Buddhism, as the way humankind in general should conduct their lives in terms of
ethical behavior, not only an affinity and compassion for other humans, but for all living things in general. The concept of compassion in the west, particularly as Christian doctrine, is pretty much limited to humankind. It stresses conduct towards other people but does not address what is essential to a true sense of compassion. True compassion can only come from a complete understanding of others.
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