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Compassion Fatigue Writ Large
My compassion has its limits. It ends at the point where you bring this sh** on yourself.
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Have We Lost All Humanity?
How do you see this wonderful woman fall and not do anything to help?
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Morality Doesn’t Come from Religion
The golden rule, though not always followed, is universal.
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Get a Life
Yup. I heard someone say that to a girl who looked really resigned and defeated the other day. Clearly the comment was not made to buck her up. If I were inclined to butt into other people’s business, I’d have had quite a bit to say to that girl. Too much, probably. Maybe I should…
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Empathy vs. Boundaries
The other day, in advance of what was expected to be a catastrophic storm, I saw a woman standing on the sidewalk on the south end of my bridge. She was moaning quietly to herself, and rocking back and forth. I was coming back from doing some maintenance nearby, and was due to walk right…
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Sympathy vs. Empathy
The other day I witnessed something awful. I was working on the Fremont Bridge here in Seattle. It’s 30 feet off the water. Right next to it is the Aurora Bridge, which is 170 feet off the water. Before they put up the higher railing on the Aurora Bridge, the only bridge in the world…