The Ethic Of Compassion: The Dalai Lama

Looks are deceiving when it comes to appearance versus reality. Things are not always as they appear to be in real life. To many human beings, wealth can be mistaken as happiness and happiness can be mistaken as wealth. People become obsessed with the idea that along with wealth brings carefree happiness. However, ironically this can lead to ones failure.

The capacity to learn is a construct familiar to all animals and some plants, so what makes us so special? There is an advantage to trees being tall and supported by rigid and woody vascular systems. The advantage is simply that most plants grow towards the sunlight to ensure a constant rate of photosynthesis by avoiding obstruction. The tallest tree in the forest never gets outshined, or rather out shadowed, by other trees. Thus, over millions of years natural selection has allowed for coniferous trees to reach heights up to fifty feet, since most of the areas that they inhabit tend to be low on the ultra violet index.

Reflective Analytical Account. The aim of the lecture was to explore the role of Compassion within SCPHN practice. Throughout the session we followed and discussed the Francis Report, the Compassion In Practice (6C’s) strategy and the 2016 nursing strategy.

People need our compassion for more thaan they need our judgement. It is during the worst time of our lifes that you will get to see the true colors of the people who say that care of you. Human right without responsibility, without a senseof deceny, a sense pf compassion is not good enough for a society. Every human in this world should have a human right and any culture and

The most meaningful or should I say the reading that intrigued me the most in part one is that of Compassion written by The Dalai Lama. The statement “I think that every human being has an innate sense of “I” (The Dalai Lama.p.83) is what peaked an interest for me, I interpreted that to mean that at some point of time in life everyone thinks of themselves. People may naturally have a desire to seek happiness, obtaining a sense of peace that will make them happy within life. He goes on to say the fact that human beings are intelligent can in some ways hinder their happiness.

It is believed that capitalism assists with envy poorer people have so therefore the poorer parts of society may have a criminal reaction to feeling like

The individuals showcased in the video "Born Rich" are prime examples of an ascribed status. They themselves did not attain their position of status through their own personal attributes, they just inherited it. I

From Beached Whales to Gazelles Imagine being a Paralympian sprinter. You don't have both of your legs but who cares? You're a world class athlete! What you do inspires people. Despite what others think, the mechanics of running are not more challenging for you than they are for Usain Bolt.

Although some people feel that way, others may have come from a high class society. Usually people who have rich parents and friends have more reality. Again, in the article: How money changes the way we think and behave, in the video from 1:30 to 1:59 minutes the lady shows how sometimes it 's good to stay out of a comfort zone and start somewhere new. That way people are more curious of their

The more wealth someone has makes them have less empathy toward others. The

This shows that even the upper class can get judged just for being rich, it happens to both

Wealth, no matter how important an appearance it has, cannot fulfill a life and make a demeaning impact on lives until their

In Barbara Lazear Ascher's essay “On Compassion”, she describes various situations she's observed in New York City to imply that “compassion is not a character trait like a sunny disposition. It must be learned… adversity that becomes so familiar that we begin to identify and empathize it.” While observing these two scenes, Ascher expresses her admiration towards the curiosity behind compassion by availing pathos, use of questioning and variant figurative language to illustrate the encounters. Combine these two sentences. Through the use of pathos, Ascher exemplifies a description of the homeless as dressed unwell, unhygienic, filthy, and acrid.

, “I just wanted to see how it feels like when someone like you looks at someone like me”. These two lines portray how social class inequality is a very common issue that runs in the American society as well as worldwide. According to Boundless 2015, ‘Status clearly depends not only on income, but also

And a disabled person’s ambition is like all other human beings, the looks of pity and compassion negatively affect that ambition. People should embrace the disabled person and give them a helping hand, and they should have laws, which defend their rights, which should be respected. However, most societies do not have laws that ensure an equal life for the disabled population. It is a shame that the rights of the disabled people has turned many times to mere slogans.