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> But trying to sound compassionate when you are angry doesn't work very well. And it requires a huge amount of energy to maintain (ask any politician :)). But
by JadeNB 4y ago
> But trying to sound compassionate when you are angry doesn't work very well. And it requires a huge amount of energy to maintain (ask any politician :)).
But that's a good and self-reinforcing thing! If you are spending all your energy on compassion, then you are not spending your energy on talking angrily, and so are inadvertently lulled into listening, or at least not over-talking. If one can't be genuinely compassionate yet, then at least falling into a neutral non-attacking position is a good thing.
- BiteCode_dev 4y agoI wish. Nowever it's not uncommon to build frustration that way. Let's disregard the fact it's a highway to unhappiness. One day, one may not have enough energy to keep this frustration at bay, then anger will flow. Anger is a funny thing, it can lend you temporarilly a lot of energy (that you pay back with interest later). So even if you didn't have any for compassion, suddenly, you might find you have a lot for destruction. Now don't get me wrong, I think trying and failing at compassion is a worthy action, even when resulting with destruction. In fact, some meditation technics are mostly that: you try to be compassionate, or in the moment, or just observing. You fail. You try again. For years.