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What is compassion?
James LaVeck, cofounder of the nonprofit arts and educational organization Tribe of Heart and producer of award-winning documentaries The Witness and Peaceable Kingdom, offers this insight: “Compassion is the highest expression of human potential. As such, it can never be bought or sold, only freely given and received. Using this word as a label for the products of suffering and exploitation is nothing short of an act of violence,” referring to the misleading term of ‘humane’ meat (meat from animals supposedly raised under humane conditions).
To read the full article please visit http://www.satyamag.com/sept06/laveck.html
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