Compassion

From “Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible” by Chris Morehouse; forward by Therese Taylor-Stinson

Kindness is never lost.

-Bakongo (Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo)

When someone is crying, your crying helps her.

-Twi (Ghana)

Compassion is a well.

-Swahili (Kenya and Tanzania)

Good deeds never spoil.

-Swahili (Kenya and Tanzania)

Compare to the following:

Therefore…clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

-Colossians 3:12

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