Compassion, the Divine Corrective

“Compassion is the basis of morality.”

― Arthur Schopenhauer

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it does not matter what code you claim to follow

whether you are conservative or liberal

whether you are a lover of rules

or a rebel

whether you are religious

or are allergic to religion

if you are not compassionate

your belief system

your righteousness

your faith

will be turned into something

that is ugly

cold

and cruel

and even in the name of Christ

you will neglect the poor

judge the struggling

and turn away

the stranger

compassion

is the divine

corrective