COMPASSION SHOWING CONCERN OR SYMPATHY FOR OTHERS COMPASSION

COMPASSION SHOWING CONCERN OR SYMPATHY FOR OTHERS

COMPASSION - IS NOT JUST FEELING SORRY FOR SOMEONE - IS ACTING ON YOUR CONCERNS Do you agree? Why?

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? • SYMPATHY – FEELING SORRY FOR SOMEONE • EMPATHY – FEELING WITH SOMEONE How would you feel if you saw someone being bullied? Would you act on those feelings? How?

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS WRONG? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HER? *Write what you’d say on a post-it note.

WHAT DO COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE SAY?

That happened to me once – I know how it feels. What can I do to help? You look upset. I’m sad that you got hurt. That must really hurt. Do you want me to get someone to help?

WHAT DO COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE DO?

FINISH THIS SENTENCE. COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE NOTICE…….

FINISH THIS SENTENCE. COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE FEEL…….

FINISH THIS SENTENCE. COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE LISTEN…….

FINISH THIS SENTENCE. COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE HELP BY…….

FINISH THIS SENTENCE. COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE COMFORT WITH…….

FINISH THIS SENTENCE. COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE ENCOURAGE OTHERS AS THEY…….

COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE DON’T SAY: • • • What’s in it for me? It’s not my problem. I don’t want to be involved. What will my friends think? What could this cost me?

Does compassion ever require taking a risk? *Read the story of Irena Sendler Compassionate War Heroine

During WWII, Irena Sendler was an administrator at the Warsaw Social Work department. Irena and her network of 24 brave social workers smuggled Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto, one of the largest ghettos of Jews established by the Nazis. There were many escape routes used to smuggle children out of the ghetto, and these smuggled children were then adopted by non. Jewish families with the understanding that the children would be returned to their rightful parents at the end of the war.

While most children smuggled out of the ghetto were not infants, there is one account of an infant that was smuggled out in the bottom of a tool box Irena carried. Overall, Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2, 500 children. Irena kept a record of the names of all the children she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in a friend’s backyard.

At one point, Irena was caught by the Nazis, interrogated, beaten severely, and sentenced to death. However, on the eve of her execution, someone in her network bribed a guard to allow her to escape. She lived in hiding until after the war. After the war, she dug up the jar of names, tried to locate any parents that may have survived, and attempted to reunite families. Unfortunately, most of the parents had died at the hands of the Nazis. However, Irena’s brave and compassionate mission had saved the thing these parents loved more than anything—their children.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF COMPASSION? - FOR THE PERSON RECEIVING COMPASSION – - FOR THE PERSON SHOWING COMPASSION – - FOR OTHERS OBSERVING COMPASSION –

THE LION AND THE MOUSE AESOP’S FABLE https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i. Pybpc-xu. G 0.

“THE WHOLE IDEA OF COMPASSION IS BASED ON A KEEN AWARENESS OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ALL LIVING BEINGS, WHICH ARE ALL A PART OF ONE ANOTHER, AND ALL INVOLVED IN ONE ANOTHER. ” ~THOMAS MERTON • WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? • DO YOU AGREE?

THE GIVING TREE ~SHEL SILVERSTEIN https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. Zm. A 7 Ap. YPfo

Related character education words: Gratitude- a feeling of thankful appreciation for benefits received Generosity- unselfish willingness to give and share your time and talents in your community Kindness- being gentle, willing to help, friendly, courteous, and considerate