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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:16 AM Feb 2013

Compassion [View all]

I think we all could use more compassion in this day and age.

Don't stop fighting for what you believe in, but don't let the bad shit in the world get to you.

Don't stop providing a voice for the voiceless, but be a voice of empowerment and hope, not of fear and hatred.

Don't stop seeing the world for what it can be, but accept that not everything is in one person's control-far from it.

And for humanity's sake, be compassionate and empathetic. Listen those in your lives who you may not have listened to in the past, for whatever reason. That doesn't mean you have to agree with them, of course, but try to see things from their perspective.

We're all in this together, Democrats, progressives, and liberals. I know we don't always agree, but for the love of everything beautiful....we gotta stick together. When we unite in working together, when we stand up for what we believe in, and when we show the world that we mean what we believe, and live it...well, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

It's up to us.

Sincerely,

A Young Democrat from California






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Compassion [View all] YoungDemCA Feb 2013 OP
+Infinity. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #1
Thanks YoungDemCA Feb 2013 #2
Really thoughtful post, YoungD. Thank you! nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #3
You're welcome! YoungDemCA Feb 2013 #4
Very nice! Thanks for the reminder. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #5
Very good post! burrowowl Feb 2013 #6
Self-compassion tama Feb 2013 #7
Good find! YoungDemCA Feb 2013 #8
And more tama Feb 2013 #11
I Wish I Could Shake Your Hand In Person cer7711 Feb 2013 #9
Thanks! YoungDemCA Feb 2013 #10
Indeed We Will! cer7711 Feb 2013 #14
Very well said! retrogal Feb 2013 #12
Good on you. I think you have it figured out..... wandy Feb 2013 #13
Thank you! YoungDemCA Feb 2013 #16
Very well said. HappyMe Feb 2013 #15
You're singing my song OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #17
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