Biblical Character
The Resume
Counter to Envy
Also known as Compassion (Humanitas)
Biblical references include Romans 12:15, Acts 20:35, Colossians 3:12 and Nehemiah 5:8–19
Why he might be annoying
It has so many other names you really have to use your own judgment.
Most Survivor-style contests don’t exactly encourage it.
The fatal trampling of a Long Island Wal-Mart temp on Black Friday (November 28, 2008) elicited little compassion from bargain-hungry shoppers.
Muggers prey upon the gullibility of those who pick up hitchhikers or see injured people lying in the street.
Why he might not be annoying
Love thy neighbor—even if he does sin.
Buddhists define it as one of their Ten Perfections (Paramitas) — metta, or ‘loving kindness.’
Remember being taken to the hospital because you couldn’t move?
How about all those presents exchanged over the Christmas holidays?
Friedrich Nietzsche called it one of the ‘most curative herbs and agents in human intercourse’ (the other was love).
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 30 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
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