Analysis Of Pity, Misericordia

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When it comes to pity, misericordia, it is seen as the sorrow of the mind brought about by the sight of the distress of others. Therefore it is easy to say that the wise man does not show this because he does not feel anyone else emotions but his own. One man is only responsible for his own emotions and when it comes to pity it is the sorrow that is shown in other people. Therefore this is the idea that a wise man does not show pity for another because pity is based upon the sorrow of another individual rather than their own. They can feel sorrow for themselves as well as the other emotions but as soon as it comes to the sorrow of another individual and feeling the sorrow for another individual that is when it turns into pity. Also it …show more content…

I mean to some point I agree with the fact that when it comes to pity it is the sorrow of the mind brought about by the distress of others. I think that pity is something that one’s feels for someone else when they can understand what one is going through however they are not able to help them and they are completely helpless with making that individual feel better. However I do not agree with the fact that a wise man will not show pity. If someone has a heart they should be able to show pity, showing pity does not make you weak, it means that you are human. I think that when it comes to compassion however just because one is more well off than another does not mean that they should not show compassion for another. If anything thing they should be more willingly to reach out a hand to help the less fortunate out. When it comes to American’s, I would have to say that we are extremely selfish people and American’s are not as willing to reach out a helping hand to the people around them. This is very sad yet I think that is just how our society has turned. It is still seen that American’s are very helpful with one another and are very helpful to the ones around us that who need help. However with pity his view is very different because most normal people show each other pity. The ones who do not show pity are usually the closed minded, worthless, selfish people who believe it is not their place to feel pity for another because it is not their life and it is not their problem. Americans like to turn their head to the people who are less fortunate than themselves. However it is seen that we are the first to show pity and compassion for others even when it does not have anything to do with

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