Quote by Milan Kundera

There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes.

There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own

Summary

This quote emphasizes the profound impact of compassion on an individual. It suggests that the burden of feeling and empathizing with the pain of others can be even heavier than experiencing one's own suffering. The weight of compassion is described as being intensified by the power of imagination and compounded by the echoes of countless similar instances. The quote highlights how deeply caring for others and bearing witness to their pain can be emotionally taxing and overwhelming.

By Milan Kundera

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