Passion vs Compassion - what's the difference?
Passion (noun)
For example, John loves playing the guitar. He loves it so much that he practices 8 hours a day and he chose music as his profession. In this situation, we can say:
“Music is John’s passion.” or “John has great passion for music.”
Then, what does Passionate means?
Passionate (adjective) means having “Passion”.
We know John has passion for music, we can say:
John is passionate about music. He delivered a passionate performance.
- John’s performance was full of passion.
- Tom delivered a passionate speech.
- India is incredibly passionate about cricket.
- The lawyer defended his clients with great passion.
- Greatness cannot be achieved without passion.
Compassion (noun)
Imagine this. You saw a homeless man with a sign board saying, “I haven’t eaten in 3 days, please help”. Immediately you felt very sad in your heart seeing that man.
This feeling is called Compassion.
In the same way,
Compassionate (adjective) means having or showing compassion towards someone.
We use the word Compassionate to describe a person who shows compassion.
Diane rushed into Mc Donald’s and bought a burger for the homeless man. Diane is a compassionate woman.
- When doctors show compassion towards their patients, medicines work even better.
- We need to be compassionate to the old.
- Parents need to cultivate compassion in kids.
- I was shocked by his lack of compassion.
- Michael made a compassionate donation to the victims.
RECAP:
Passion means a very strong feeling or love for something.
Passionate means having passion.
Compassion means a strong feeling of sympathy for the suffering of others.
Compassionate means showing compassion.
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