Compassion
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Compassion
Summary
While I've never considered myself particularly spiritual or religious, writing The Osgoode Trilogy?"especially the third book, A Trial of One?"has revealed compassion as a powerful theme running throughout.
I recently came across a quote by Thomas Aquinas: "I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it." This captures the difference between intellectual understanding and heartfelt empathy.
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Through writing The Osgoode Trilogy, I've discovered compassion as a central theme woven through each story. Most notably in the third installment, A Trial of One, this theme emerges with great clarity.
Reflecting on a quote from Thomas Aquinas?""I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it"?"I realize it highlights the contrast between understanding with the head and feeling with the heart.
In the first novel, Conduct in Question, we encounter a serial killer known as "The Florist." Unlike typical portrayals, I wanted to infuse humanity into him. Despite his twisted nature, he yearns for the emotion of compassion. He asks, "I know what the word compassion means, mother, but what does it feel like?"
As the story progresses, the Florist experiences a fleeting moment of compassion. About to kill John, a simple church caretaker, he is overwhelmed by empathy and spares him.
When the Florist silently entered the room, a strange sensation washed over him. Was this what Mother spoke of? Disoriented, he paused, wondering, "Is this compassion?" John's radiant smile revealed a sweetness the Florist had never seen, prompting him to spare the man. The Florist understood that life for someone like John was difficult, and in that moment, compassion prevailed.
In Final Paradox, the protagonist, Harry Jenkins, learns that true compassion involves stepping into another's shoes. After his father becomes estranged following his sister's death, Harry, years later, seeks answers. During a hospital vigil for his father, Harry witnesses another's grief and begins to understand his father's anguish.
A woman in agony bursts into the Quiet Room, wailing, "No! No! By the blood of Christ, no!" Her raw pain strikes Harry, leading him to realize the depth of his father's despair. He whispers, "God forgive me, I have known nothing." This moment marks Harry's awakening to compassion, as he embraces his father's pain.
Are some people naturally more compassionate? It's a question to ponder.
In A Trial of One, Natasha, Harry's beloved, struggles with compassion as she must choose between two loved ones: Harry and her friend Sheila. A memory of her mother's experience sheds light on compassion's complexity.
Her mother, Renee, recalls, "Once we'd done it, his eyes looked sad and ashamed, like being him wore him down." Mila, aghast, asks, "You felt sorry for him?" Renee replies, "No, not really. But I can see how loneliness can make you crazy."
Natasha feels torn between passion and compassion. Hurt by Sheila's betrayal, she contemplates her next move as she walks along the beach.
Natasha realized that Harry was her passion, the one who awakened her. Yet, Sheila's pain echoed a universal cry, "It hurts!" Compassion guided Natasha to act with love and care.
Finding a balance between passion and compassion is no easy task, but Natasha's journey highlights the power of empathy.
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