The author, a journalist and professor, reflects on her experiences with compassion stemming from her immigrant heritage and extensive work covering war and trauma. She discusses a study by the Muhammad Ali Center that emphasizes the need for compassion as a fundamental aspect of civil society. The report suggests that compassion begins with individual well-being and translates into community action. As current U.S. leadership appears to lack compassion towards immigrants and the needy, the author argues for a renewed focus on empathy to strengthen community ties and support those who suffer.
Compassion can help build and strengthen civil society, especially important in times when leadership seems to lack empathy and support for vulnerable communities.
The Muhammad Ali Center defines compassion as the regard for others' suffering and the subsequent action to alleviate that pain, crucial for community bonds.
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