Thanks Bella. I’m glad the bit on compassion resonated. Growing up, sheer emotional empathy definitely came more naturally to me than a more directed form of compassion, so the importance of compassion, in particular, is something I’ve spent time reflecting on over the years.
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Thanks for reading it, and for writing this comment. Critique groups aside, writing tends to be quite a solitary activity, so it’s nice to know that someone enjoyed the story and that the words weren’t just being written into the void!
I enjoyed this: the writing was lovely and I feel like you found a really evocative way of framing the point. Thanks for sharing the piece.