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The following stories have been tagged with Compassion

Life's work.

I am 11 years old and I have learned something important. I was at school and we were going to a presentation about a program called Rachel's Challenge. Some of you may have heard of it, and it taught me something. I have realized that we are in a bad state in the world. I had decided, then and there, this will be my life's work. I went to the man presenting the program and told him this; "... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

A Life of Giving

My Grandmother had lived her life of more than ninety years without taking a breath to think of herself and her needs. Rather, she found her love and grace in tending to the needs of others and in giving of herself to anyone in need of love, comfort or understanding. Having survived the great depression with her family on a cattle farm in rural Nova Scotia (Canada), Jennie made many sacrifi... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

A Surrogacy Journey...

If you look up the definition of 'compassion' in the dictionary you will find: -noun; a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Compassion is what brought me into my surrogacy journey. I don't consider myself as an angel nor do I think what I done was an act of unselfishness. I did eat the Krispy... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

The Stranger

When I was 19 years old, I was at dance club and met someone who walked me to my car. We were in downtown Seattle and it was a very cold night. As we were walking to my car, a man walked up to us. Behind him was a woman pushing a stroller with a child inside who was about 1 1/2 years old. The child had a jacket on but it wasn't zipped. The man began to tell us that he wanted to borrow some... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

I Live Inspired

Two years ago my life took a quite unexpected turn. I can remember the exact moment, sitting on the front steps of my apartment listening to an old friend explain his goal to help people in recovery from substance abuse. Little did I know this mission would soon expand to include helping the world live more inspired. Rob and I were friends in high school in Washington, DC but drifted apart in... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

The Old Lady in the Worn Brown Coat

One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. I guess my father was in his forties at the time. I was about twelve or thirteen years of age and I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could, he taught me so much. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. We were very poor. We arrived at the call and after walki... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

Sharing the feeling

‘How long will you be poring over that newspaper? Will you come here right away and make your darling daughter eat her food?’ I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu, looked frightened. Tears were welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl, filled to its brim, with curd rice. Sindu is a nice child, quite intelligent for her age. She has jus... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

Road Side Assistance

Spring of 1995 was a strangely hot spring, especially for Minnesota. I was 9 months pregnant with my first daughter and needed to drive about 45 minutes from a very rural area to my doctor’s office. I drove an older car, which wasn’t in the greatest of shape, but it got me from point A to point B -- except on this day. On this particular day, I wasn’t 3 miles away from home... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

Nurses Matter

When I was 10 I was hospitalized at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO for ulcers. They were testing me for a reason and the condition. I had to stay a couple of days and that involved getting shots and extensive tests. I was scared when my parents left, because I believed they would give me shots while they were gone and not listen to me refuse. I knew that as a young person... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

Say a Kind Word to Someone Else At Least Once a Day

Few kids today are taught the value of empathy. It seems so hard for people to have compassion toward others and to actually understand what they are going through. I was raised in a very loving family. As a child I was taught to put others before myself. We were always told to go out of our way to make someone else happy. My mom would tell me to say at least one kind word to someone every day... MORE
Values: COMPASSION

I Can't Forget and I Won't Ignore

Every day is a learning process. Seven months ago I spent three days learning about a problem that has no clear, definite solution. The problem still waits; I have not solved it — yet. I say “yet” because of what those three days taught me. The apparent insolubility of a problem is not a comfortable excuse to give in, but a call for fortitude in the struggle to achieve a solu... MORE
Values: COMPASSION