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URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/humanists-at-uucpa-2017-06-03/
SUMMARY:Humanists at UUCPA - Suffering and Compassion
DESCRIPTION:Humanists at UUCPA - Suffering and Compassion  Presenter: Emi H
 ester\n\nTopic: Suffering and Compassion\n\nThe purpose of compassion is t
 o relieve people’s suffering. To be a compassionate person\, we need to 
 know about sufferings.\n\nSufferings are mirrors. They reflect the deepest
  needs of people and the injustice of the world. However\, its illuminatin
 g nature is rarely appreciated in our culture. The collective aversion to 
 sufferings dictates they stay hidden and confined… to their bearers\, th
 ose with similar sufferings\, or the offices of therapists. And…prevalen
 t silence leads to prevalent ignorance\, which hurt ourselves and others. 
 Without the discussion of ordinary life ordeals\, we don’t know how to c
 ope...when losing loved ones\, caring for the sick who only get sicker\, f
 acing a progressively debilitating illness…and other natural misfortunes
  of life. There are also man-made sufferings\, which is injustice. Many pe
 ople don’t know that the little-power people are repeatedly mistreated b
 y many around them\, the stigmatized are wounded by cruel rejections…etc
 . And\, worst of all\, these injustices are ignored and continued because 
 of our ignorance.\n\nSounds too serious? Talking and discussing suffering 
 can be a heart-warming experience that builds strong community. When suffe
 rings of ours and other community fellows become known and understood\, co
 mpassion\, insights \, support and relief also emerge.\n\nEmi will speak o
 f her understanding of compassion and suffering\, and the sufferings she h
 as experienced. Join her with your insight\, personal experiences and obse
 rvations.\n\nThis meeting features social time\, a potluck\, 20-minute pre
 sentation and all-peer discussion. We usually have more than 15 attendees.
 \n\nTopics are selected by the group at the January\, May\, and September 
 meetings. For the future meeting topics\, details\, dates\, and location (
 which might change occasionally)\, please check this web page: https://hu
 manists.000webhostapp.com/ComingMeetings.htm.\n\nSocial 6 pm\, potluck 6:3
 0 pm\, and presentation 7:10 pm.\n\nContact:           Emma Pan 
 (emma_p@uucpa.org)\n\nRegistration:   Not required 
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