Lesley Beltran
Mr. Solanki
Cps English
November 10, 2011
Summary on Compassion
Barbara Asher believes that you’re not just born compassionate. “Compassion is not character trait like a sunny disposition, it must be learned.” For example a homeless man getting close to a mother and his baby, the mom has no idea of knowing if he’s just trying to get close just to look at the baby or beg for money. I guess it’s up to you to feel bad for them. Or when a homeless man walks into a coffee lounge hoping someone would be so kind as to give him some food. Greeks had this theory drama taught and reinforced compassion within society, they made people feel compassion for the hero. At the end of her essay she says compassion has to be learned by being around poverty actually seeing it.
