I want a essay foe care and compassion

Dear student,
Such questions are meant to test your writing skills and should be attempted on your own. However, these points might help you elaborate:

- Compassion is the ability to sympathise and express concern for the suffering of others.
- One must be able to empathise with others and then care for them by lending a helping hand.
- We must look after and provide for the needs of our family members, our friends, our neighbours.
- But, caring does not limit itself to only those we know: we can care for a stranger in need or suffering, we can care for a stray animal, we must care for our environment.
- Mother Teresa was the epitome of compassion and care!
- These values separate us from brutes and make us better beings, worthy of being called humans!

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