Compassion, for me, is the ability to listen and not judge. People tell me I've always been good at that, but sometimes I wonder. If you feel impatient with someone who refuses to try to change a bad situation but keeps complaining about it, is that lack of compassion? If it is, I've been guilty of that once in a while. I usually can't deal with people who won't try to change their lives for the better if they can.

I was always the first one to be there with help when anybody needed it. As for receiving compassion, so many people have shown it in so many way while Chuck and I were sick. Just a smile and a hug is enough. So prayers, even from people you don't know.

I think what goes around comes around.