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Leaders without compassion care not about others but own interests

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A leader without compassion is heartless and cares for nothing apart from their interests. [iStockphoto]

Compassion thaws coldness between neighbours. It forms bridges between people in moments of suffering. It makes the pain of people matter. Compassion is a conduit of care. It confirms the necessity of our connectedness. The absence of compassion would mean that we would be indifferent to unfortunate events happening to others. Compassion makes you look over the fence of a troubled neighbour then jump over to go relieve their pain. Abundant compassion contributes significantly to abundant life. Compassion generates a community's warmth as well as human-to-human security. Where there is compassion, people feel safer and worry less because they know that their worries will be shared.

Compassion is essential in every front of the community. A parent at home, a teacher in school, a priest in a church, a politician in Parliament, a manager in a cooperation society, an officer in the police station, a doctor in the operating room - we all need it.

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