tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442954516572169257.post1034952994461928151..comments2023-10-20T07:11:34.014-07:00Comments on Opalescent Essence: Read a (good) book! Save the world!Carrie Callaghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14054716159593704969noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442954516572169257.post-2419595237410312582010-03-15T07:06:52.250-07:002010-03-15T07:06:52.250-07:00No problem! Another thing that comes to mind, when...No problem! Another thing that comes to mind, when considering feeling compassion for people who we regard as compassionateless (if that's even a word), is how many people would actually be open to accept those feelings, or whether they would deny them in fear of someone passionately disagreeing with them. In all honesty, I sat staring at my comment for ages, considering whether it was the right thing to do! Then I thought, well, it's true, it came to mind as soon as you posed the question ... so why not. :)Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442954516572169257.post-6582744591812457442010-03-14T12:31:17.168-07:002010-03-14T12:31:17.168-07:00That's an excellent example - wow. It is a ch...That's an excellent example - wow. It is a challenge to consider how far we want to get into other people's heads, when those people are criminals. But that's still an aspect of humanity we should come to terms with, even while keeping it at arm's length. Thanks for the thoughtful comment!Carrie Callaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054716159593704969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442954516572169257.post-22093287780146480012010-03-14T10:10:38.051-07:002010-03-14T10:10:38.051-07:00I recently read In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. I...I recently read In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. I've been meaning to for years, but kept putting it off, afraid that I was going to be too affected by it. Strangely and unexpectedly I found myself so intrigued that I was looking up murder scene photos of the Clutter family on the Internet! It was fascinating, becasue I thought I would be physically ill reading about murders that weren't fictional, but I wasn't. It really put into perspective that people who commit such crimes also have hearts - attributes of their personality that one can sympathize with. Now this is a scary thought - feeling compassionate toward such people, but I guess, if I really think about it, reading about it in creative non-fiction form still keeps the reader at quite a distance from the content. But it is interesting, how well-written literature can make one feel more sorry for the murderers than the poor poor Clutter family.Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.com