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![]() While things aren’t quite as bad in the United States or Canada, fully employed people often look down on the unemployed, blaming them for losing their jobs, instead of realizing that so many job losses occur due to factors outside of their control. Recently, a legally blind man has been deemed fit for work and must pray that he wins an appeal to get his benefits back. Plus, haven’t they been contributing to society by paying taxes for years?Įven disabled people are sometimes forced to seek employment now, since the government is attempting to cut back on the number of people who receive disability allowances. However, many of the unemployed have been laid off from professional jobs, and have university degrees or college diplomas, so implying that they’re untrained doesn’t make a lot of sense. The rationale for this is that it allows the unemployed to contribute to society and receive job training. The British government forces some unemployed people to work at grocery stores and similar businesses for less than minimum wage. With the state of the world economy as it is, employment is one area where we as a society are lacking compassion. One tough locale to be unemployed is the United Kingdom. Many of us walk through the world with tunnel vision, concerned only with getting through the day and blocking out certain issues that stir feelings of sympathy within us. To circumvent the lack of compassion in the world, we need to stop shrugging problems off-whether those problems are personal, just between friends, or even global-and deal with them. ![]() Though I believe I do show compassion, because of my desire to improve the world, I can’t stop thinking that I can do more. Though this isn’t a new phenomenon, it’s one I’ve noticed strongly in recent months and was intensified after reading The Power of Self-Compassion by Mary Welford. ![]() The world is suffering from a severe lack of compassion. ![]()
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