Question 3(b)GS4GS2
True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it. - Daniel Goleman
Main Body
Empathy and compassion are close & hence are often used interchangeably. Former refers to feeling other's pain as one's own while compassion requires readiness to take action.
1Compassion promotes understanding the intricacies of suffering and responding with kindness rather than fear & expulsion. eg: Advises of some Good during COVID.
2It promotes inclusiveness in development. eg: Antyodaya are provided free food under PDS
3Promote social & communal harmony and rather than discrimination. eg: Gandhiji was compassionate toward the plight of Harijan
4Guides and channels during the times of ethical dilemma and promotes citizen-centric and efficient administration. eg: Compassionate Koshkade programme to feed the hungry
Gandhiji's Talisman encircles compassion as one of the values that must guide one's action & hence it is one of the foundational value of civil services.
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Conclusion
Gandhiji's Talisman encircles compassion as one of the values that must guide one's action & hence it is one of the foundational value of civil services.
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Examiner score
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Topper
Hrishikesh Rajendra
AIR 61
Subject & Paper
GS4GS2
Topic
Ethics
Compassion and Empathy
Compassion as a value and practice
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