From Sentimentalism to Compassion 02/24/2017 Compassion is a common buzzword in moral movements—but it is used in sentiment, rather than any understanding. Sentimentalism is the lowest form of care we can offer our fellow travelers in this world, and sentimentalism pretending to be compassion is the grossest malignancy dressed as a virtue. Compassion is indeed a virtue, and it should be our goal to have compassion—to develop compassion. Yet it is said with a snap of the fingers. Do it. Is it so easy? One ought not say no. But the answer
Compassion is a common buzzword in moral movements—but it is used in sentiment, rather than any understanding. Sentimentalism is the lowest form of care we can offer our fellow travelers in this world, and sentimentalism pretending to be compassion is the grossest malignancy dressed as a virtue. Compassion is indeed a virtue, and it should be our goal to have compassion—to develop compassion. Yet it is said with a snap of the fingers. Do it. Is it so easy? One ought not say no. But the answer
