Hajra Naz
Compassion is a deep human emotion it’s what moves us when we see someone suffering and motivates us to step out of our comfort zone to help them. In today’s fast-paced, disconnected world, compassion is often ignored or brushed aside, yet research shows it is a powerful antidote to loneliness, depression, anxiety, and emotional burnout.
Experts say compassion doesn’t just improve mental well-being it can literally help us live longer. When we connect with others in a meaningful way, our stress levels drop, our physical health improves, and our bodies recover from illness more quickly. Compassion supports both the heart and the mind.
Agreeing on One Point:
Jack Ma, Dalai Lama, and Jeff Weiner all agree that compassion is a set of practice that enriches the lives of individuals, help to build better organizations, and creates a more peaceful world.
Jack Ma believes that success can be attained with the help of LQ i.e. love quotient. The success of this measure is not done by worth, but by the ability of compassion to others. For Jack, becoming a money machine is of no use but what matters is the contribution to the rest of the world, and most importantly what difference have you made in others’ life?
According to Dalai Lama, the practice of compassion is something sacred. Warm-heartedness reduces your blood pressure, anxiety, and stress in a much more appropriate manner.
While walking on a train, you come across a person who has been crushed by a boulder. Assumingly your reaction would be the feeling of suffocation he must be feeling or being unable to help. But a compassionate reaction would be to feel the excruciating pain he would be feeling in his body and the emotional trauma he must be going through. When you do anything to help him out and ease his pain, this feeling of compassion is invaluable when it comes to relating to others.
People are becoming more and more of this feeling and according to LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, it is better to go from this world as a compassionate person and be able to confront the troubles of people without being burdened by their weight.
The better lifestyle to adopt is to live with compassion instead of empathy.
Summary:
Compassion is more than an emotion it’s a powerful force that improves mental and physical health. Leaders like Jack Ma, the Dalai Lama, and Jeff Weiner agree that compassion strengthens individuals, builds better organizations, and creates a more peaceful world. Unlike empathy, which only helps you feel someone’s pain, compassion inspires action and brings real positive change to your life and others.
