What role does compassion play in the healing the problems in the world?

Answer 1

Compassion separates us from survival of the fittest, compassion separates us from numbers, numbers don't care. compassion separates us from the government, with their electric chair.

Answer 2

A big role. For example Muhammed Yunus who won this year's Nobel Prize for Peace started his micro credit bank idea with $17 or so and helps so many people. There are many others who work in this way to help people help themselves That is true compassion. Many people on Yahoo Answers are probably trying to help others through their sincere answers. Most people would like to help others if they could.