Oh, by the way...
The general definition for compassion is "a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering" (pulled straight from the Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
I must have missed, in the original message in the thread that generated this topic, the story of unrelenting personal sorrow that would require me to dig deep into my soul to find my personal wellspring of compassion.
Where was the tale of having to march 10 miles through the snow, uphill both ways, to get to school?
Someone obviously needs to learn to read a dictionary. :rolleyes: