Henri Nouwen Quotes:
Ocupation: Priest
Life: January 24, 1932 - September 21, 1996
Birthday: January 24
Death: September 21
Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate. Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. But this is not our spontaneous response to suffering. What we desire most is to do away with suffering by fleeing from it or finding a quick cure for it.
topic: Lonely, Compassion, Broken, Human Compassion
