A general definition that comes in to the mind when we hear Compassion (करुणा) is Mercy (दया). Actually it is more than Mercy!
Compassion actually made up of three things. Mercy (दया) + Affinity (आत्मीयता) + Action (कृति).
So when you see someone and say “ohh poor thing”, it is mercy! Mercy is by default installed somewhere in Human! Almost every human being is blessed to have it! But it’s not enough.
One step ahead, when you try to get attached with that poor thing, interact with them, make them feel better, It is Affinity. Affinity is better, you are trying to change something for poor thing. But its still missing something.
So the last thing where Compassion gets completed and it is Action. You are seeing something in bad state, you feel mercy about it, you interact with them and one step ahead you take some action to support them. One step ahead to bring them out of it. Its the final stage of Compassion.
So a Leader must have compassion where they are always ready to support the one in need! Not only personally but professionally! Observe the struggle one is going through, Interact with them, Guide them what they need to improve and even support in improving it!
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