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Empathy
It's about empathy: a quote about causing pain in another human or animal.
"I find it difficult to feel responsible for the suffering of others. That's why I find war so hard to bear. It's the same with animals: I feel the less harm I do, the lighter my heart. I love a light heart. And when I know I'm causing suffering, I feel the heaviness of it. It's a physical pain. So it's self-interest that I don't want to cause harm."
- Alice Walker, author
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Empathy (Original Post)
Duppers
Feb 2023
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red dog 1
(29,463 posts)1. K&R
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated."
Mahatma Gandhi
VGNonly
(7,781 posts)2. "If we could live happy and healthy
lives without harming others, why wouldn't we ?"
-Pam Ahern
Duppers
(28,260 posts)3. Tradition. 😣
VGNonly
(7,781 posts)4. "Animals are my friends,
and I don't eat my friends"
-George Bernard Shaw