All 6 Uses of
compassion
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- As a Christian he was filled with compassion for those who were trapped and as a Japanese he was overwhelmed by the shame of being unhurt, and he prayed as he ran, 'God help them and take them out of the fire.'†
Chpt 2 *compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- The owner, Nakamura-san learned, was a compassionate man, who did not share the bias of many employers against hibakusha; he had several on his staff of twenty women wrappers.†
Chpt 5compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for another's suffering
- After all, i wa jinjutsu — medicine is the art of compassion.†
Chpt 5compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- This branch of the compassionate art was attracting some of the ablest Japanese doctors, and it also happened to be growing extremely lucrative.†
Chpt 5compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for another's suffering
- Sasaki-san felt compassion both for the mothers, some of whom were prostitutes, and for the fathers.†
Chpt 5compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- He was compassionate toward his patients, but he did not believe in working too hard.†
Chpt 5compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for another's suffering