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On feeling sorry for people

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ohnhai

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08-21-2006 10:38 AM

Reply to: Message 1 by robinrohan
08-21-2006 9:09 AM

Being moved by something is different from being moved enough to do some thing about it.

Did you stop to ask these people their story?

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ohnhai

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08-21-2006 11:21 AM

Reply to: Message 6 by robinrohan
08-21-2006 11:13 AM

compassion and companionship (however fleeting) are cheep to give but can seem like the world to those that receive them.

--- abe---

It’s fine that you noticed them. And that may have changed you. But what would it have cost to let them know that someone other than the nurse who does the daily bloods (how I hate blood tests) noticed their existence.

Surely even a nihilist can recognise the needs of others?

Edited by ohnhai, : continued thought

Edited by ohnhai, : typo fix

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