CHAPTER 12
Convey Compassion
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other—not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
—NELSON MANDELA,former president of South Africa
HOW WILL THIS TIME BE REMEMBERED?
Over our lifetimes, tragic and triumphant moments become seared into our memory. While we forget most of the details that occur on an average day, emotion-filled events are stored and readily recalled. Some refer to our most emotion-laden memories as “Where were you?” moments. If you lived in the United States for the past 60 years, those moments likely include:
• Assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King
• Neil Armstrong’s first steps ...
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