Compassion is defined as the ability to sympathize with and feel empathy for the suffering of others. The document provides examples of compassionate acts such as giving to those in need, volunteering time to help others, visiting the sick, elderly, or those who have lost loved ones. When people show compassion, it helps develop helpfulness, creates positive feelings, builds self-esteem, and promotes harmony and understanding within communities and families.

1. COMPASSION

2. What is compassion?
Compassion is the ability to
sympathize and feel empathy for the
sufferings of other people.
When one do something to alleviate
the sufferings of other people, we are
being compassionate.

3. We can show compassion when
we:
Give alms to beggars
Donate clothes and food to victims of
calamities
Volunteer to tutor street children
Participate in outreach programs
Visit and give condolences to people who
lost their loved ones

4. Help care for sick members of the family
Visit sick relatives or family members
Visit old relatives and read a story or the
Bible for them
Forgive those who offended us
Pray for the souls of our departed relatives
We can show compassion when
we:

5. When we show compassion to other
people, our “helpfulness” is developed
when we are helpful, things around us
become better. The people around us feel
better, too. We also feel better when we
help our own family and others. It builds a
positive self- esteem and self- worth. It
also promotes harmony and
understanding.

6. “Love your
neighbor as you
love yourself”
Matthew 22:39