compassion, awareness

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"Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness." — James Thurber

What does the pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness mean?
The pink ribbon is now an international symbol of breast cancer awareness.

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Awareness Ribbons

Pink ribbons are meant to raise awareness of breast cancer; red ribbons remind us of AIDS; blue ribbons symbolize the fight against child abuse, prostate cancer and second-hand smoke; yellow ribbons welcomed home the US hostages in Iran in 1981, and await deployed US soldiers today. It all started with the yellow ribbon mentioned in a song sung by members of the US Cavalry, which inspired the '70s hit, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree." In 1991, Jeremy Irons became the first celebrity to wear an awareness ribbon onscreen. The red ribbon he sported at the Tony Awards signified his support of AIDS awareness. Today is World AIDS Day.

aware Show phonetics
adjective [after verb]
1 knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing:
[+ that] I wasn't even aware that he was ill.
Were you aware of the risks at the time?
She was well (= very) aware that he was married.
"Has Claude paid the phone bill?" "Not as far as I'm aware." (= I don't think so)
I suddenly became aware of (= started to notice) him looking at me.

2 having special interest in or experience of something and so being well informed of what is happening in that subject at the present time:
to be ecologically/politically aware
sexually aware

awareness Show phonetics
noun [U]
Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously.
Environmental awareness has increased dramatically over the past decade.

a・ware

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━━ a. 知って, 気づいて ((of; that)); …意識をもった; 見識のある.
a・ware・ness　━━ n. 気づいていること; 意識; 【広告】（商品）認識度.

1996年4月的讀者文摘

珠璣集

將達賴喇嘛的practice compassion 翻譯成「以仁待人」。有點「我佛慈悲」的「儒佛用語」倒置。

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."

張瑞麟版本：

「欲令眾生離苦得樂，當修大悲心。
欲令自我離苦得樂，當修大悲心。」

compassion Show phonetics
noun [U] APPROVING 慈悲 同情, 憐憫 日本語 (Japanese) . - 哀れみ

a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a desire to help them:
I was hoping she might show a little compassion.

Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it. See synonyms at pity.

[Middle English compassioun, from Late Latin compassiō, compassiōn-, from compassus, past participle of compatī, to sympathize : Latin com-, com- + Latin patī, to suffer.]

compassionate Show phonetics
adjective APPROVING
showing compassion:
The public's response to the crisis appeal was generous and compassionate.

Claire Scully

My Mother, Your Mother
Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones. By Dennis McCullough, M.D. HarperCollins. 263 pages. $25.95

compassionately Show phonetics
adverb APPROVING

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)