I drive past the homeless camp on my way to work every day and make eye contact with the same man, and we both know that my car represents everything about the gap between us. I want to help but I also want to stop feeling guilty for having what he lacks.
More people experience this than they realize.
Routine exposure to others' suffering can create moral fatigue when compassion exceeds capacity for meaningful action.
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