"The problem with compassion is that it requires you to in some way identify with the difficulty of the victim. This is disastrous, because by so identifying you place yourself in the mental position of being weak rather than strong. When this happens, your capacity to act is diminished because you become blind to your own strength. Therefore, while it is permissible to feel some sympathy for a victim, one must never feel empathy. You must never, ever make the mistake of identifying with either the victim or the weakness of the person which caused him to become a victim in the first place." - Charles Cosimano
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:11:45 +0000
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