True Human compassion shows only in the disaster. True or False?

Well, I started to answer this an hour ago, but my computer re-booted and it was lost. And, apparently, for some people like this anon (who may just be trying to ignite a discussion), humanity doesn't shine in the dark, either: mahalo.com/answers/social-science/haiti-... I believe that humanity does not ONLY show its true compassion in disaster, but it certainly does shine brighter. I think that is reasonable and natural.To that extent, I have separately asked how the Mahalo/ConundrumLand community (regulars and stop-bys) can and/or should respond from our corner of the internet.

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/re-the-haiti-earthquake-is-there-a-place-for-the-mahalo-and-condundrumland-community-to-help-in-the-humanitarian-response-if-so-how Let's decide if and how we can spark a light from Mahalo.

Yes it is true, based on what I have experienced and observed here in our country (Philippines) when we experienced a series of typhoons that caused flood in major regions of our country, many people from all over our country had reached out to help those people who were flooded be it food, money, or their time to help distribute food, clothing, to those who were affected. Many people are already active especially those non-government organizations but as you have mentioned compassion for humanity is greatly observed during this times. Many of our countrymen not only showed empathy but sympathy for those who suffered from the devastation brought about by the typhoons.

On the other hand, I remembered a friend of mine who was working in New York city and she was near the twin towers when it collapsed. She shared with me her experience. She told me that she found New York city one of the unfriendliest city that she had gone to but during that September 11 incident, a lot of people really did their best to help and many volunteered and stood by in the hospital to donate blood for those who were injured.

They were just disappointed that only a few were brought since the towers collapsed.

Major disasters may bring out the compassion in us en masse, but there are still many people who show compassion for others in their daily lives. Perhaps those disasters raise our collective conscience to realize that we could be in a similar situation sometime; we feel blessed that we weren't in this one but must help those who were. Compassion in our daily lives can appear in many ways; shoveling the sidewalks for an elderly neighbor because she can't do it herself; reading to shut-ins, making regular donations to food banks, driving a friend to work when his car breaks down, consoling a person who is dealing with grief, spending time with a child whose parents just don't seem to care about them.

Any time we open our hearts and our lives to others, feel their pain and try to make their lives better, we are showing compassion for them.

Yes! I agree that it is true to a great extent, but not fully (when you say "only in disaster"). True human compassion also shows when your nearest and dearest are happy, they win something, or those win something whom you support.

For example, suppose you are watching a football match between Argentina and Brazil and you are a staunch supporter of Argentina. After a grueling match, at last Argentina wins. Sometimes tears roll out at such situations.

Again, suppose your younger brother/sister is awarded a prestigious award. Then too, you feel to cry. These are all expressions of human compassion.

There are plenty other ways and situations to express human compassion. You are true, but only partially. Thanks.

Absolutely false. True human compassion shows itself in many different ways, some big and small, some visible and some invisible. In no way is this restricted to disasters.

Disasters just happen to be (for better or for worse) some of the bigger, more visible forms of compassion. And let's not forget that not everyone is compassionate during disasters. Scammers use it as a chance to rip desperate people off.

Some may argue that looters are doing wrong (of course, that's a matter of opinion in many cases; sometimes it might be a person's only option. ) Sometimes, people and organizations are simply too incompetent to truly be compassionate. I'm thinking Hurricane Katrina here, but it's by no means the only example of this.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.