11-08-2015, 09:13 PM
(11-08-2015, 08:54 PM)Aion Wrote: You don't think it's possible to be compassionate towards those who are seemingly shocked by their realization? As though they deserve that pain as 'payment' for their ignorance? I know that is likely not what you mean, I just want to point out that compassion, like love, can often be conditional.
I do have compassion. Perhaps I sounded harsh. I certainly do not feel their pain is payment for their ignorance. Jeez.
What I meant is that I am detached (for the most part) from this situation in the general public. I'm not an activist. The part that I play, if I have a part, is to be who I am. Part of who I am feels immense compassion and sadness for the needless suffering of animals (and humans such as those who are starving, etc.). I do have compassion for those waking up to these things, but I am what I call a warrior spirit. So from my point of view, yeah, it's hard to wake up and see things you don't want to see, but I personally face those things with courage as much as possible. So my compassion for those waking up is comparatively weaker than for those suffering. I hope this doesn't sound conditional because it's not.
Do you feel the same reaction to a scratch as you would to someone stabbing you with a knife? Their are varying degrees of emotional content. This is what I mean. I hope I have made myself clear. If I haven't, I will try to explain more comprehensively.