Hey: More good things about that cute kid you were all so concerned about

[David Morris]

Compassion is not sentimentality. It is about an attempt to understand the
other.  Understanding is not sentimentality.  Avoiding understanding is not
rational.  Emotions rule that reflex.

On Sunday, June 30, 2013, David Morris wrote:

> Our views on seeing clearly differ.
>
> On Sunday, June 30, 2013, wrote:
>
>> No.  That's simply not true.  Compassion can blur and lead to
>> sentimentalizing. As in your case,
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
>> Cc: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Sun, Jun 30, 2013 6:18 pm
>> Subject: Re: Hey: More good things about that cute kid you were all so
>> concerned about
>>
>>  Seeing clearly requires compassion.
>>
>> On Sunday, June 30, 2013, wrote:
>>
>>> Seeing clearly, without sentimentality, is a strength.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>>> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
>>> Cc: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>> Sent: Thu, Jun 27, 2013 9:00 pm
>>> Subject: Re: Hey: More good things about that cute kid you were all so
>>> concerned about
>>>
>>>  Compassion is not a weakness.  It is the opposite.
>>> Rigid judgement is a weakness.  It is brittle and full of pain.
>>>
>>> On Thursday, June 27, 2013, wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-indicted_n_3511443.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D337206
>>>
>>>
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