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2007-10-31 02:13:20 · 17 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ideally it's both. It's an action that was sparked by a feeling, which prior to being a feeling, was an understanding of something important.
2007-10-31 02:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compassion is a feeling generated as a reaction of an action of knowing or understanding some body's condition.
2007-10-31 09:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by yog_shakti 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Compassion is an emotion. What you feel in certain situations in which another living being is in need of help or comfort, and you have empathy for that person, or that other creature whatever it may be. You may not be in a position to do so, but sometimes you can, and do, translate that compassion into a physical act, in which you can become personally involved and bring aid or comfort to the object of your compassion.
So, compassion is the name of that particular emotion, but can also be translated into physical deeds.
2007-10-31 09:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by sharmel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a feeling that gives birth to an action, that breaths life into the needing compassion.
2007-10-31 09:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by sandra b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compassion is a feeling that requires action.
2007-10-31 09:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by layawakex10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
What a good question! Compasion is a very strong emotion; an understanding and awareness of the feelings and suffering of others. To act on these feelings is to try to do something to relieve the pain others are going through. I think compassion is to 'feel' another's suffering but one can 'feel' without taking action.
Pollyanna
2007-10-31 09:39:22 · answer #6 · answered by pollyanna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A feeling doesn't do much without action. If you step over the poor feeling bad..it doesn't say much for your compassion.
2007-10-31 09:16:55 · answer #7 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a feeling.
An 'act of compassion' is an action.
To 'show' compassion is an action also.
Sharmel said it more elegantly than I.
2007-10-31 09:25:51 · answer #8 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both, for without the feeling there could be no action.
2007-10-31 10:18:22 · answer #9 · answered by Peace! Lotus Flower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At first it's a feeling that's only proven most worthwhile when carried out as an action.
2007-10-31 09:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by ♆Şрhĩņxy - Lost In Time. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋