What is compassion?

What is compassion?

Compassion has different elements. It’s the quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it. There is a cognitive and active element. Another definition is sympathy, a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering. I feel for you, I understand you and I want to do something for you. When you put all three together one has a package of compassion. So, it’s a quality something you feel deep within your core of your being. A compelling quality of caring for others.