RE: if I lost this account, would you care?
The concept of Karma often gets embroiled in this way. Probably a cultural hangover from fear-based catholicised dualism.
And we often just hope the 'bad guys' just their just deserts.
Nothing wrong with having an ingrained sense of humanity @katyclark.
In truth, an ingrained sense of humanity has no bounds and will afford us to seek and have compassion for people that are normally deemed 'bad guys' too. I mean, we are so conditioned to seek revenge, right? Almost every movie we watch is crafted this way.
When my friend was brutally stabbed to death 37 times by a man who broke into her house to apparently steal a computer and her phone (and subsequently only got 15 years in prison), I had to find a way to come to terms with what happened and forgive him.
I imagined him as a little baby and then the possible abhorrent things he must have endured as a child to shape his behaviour which would lead to him taking such an intensely nefarious action against someone else, like he did.
By seeing him as a baby, I found compassion for him and that allowed me to mourn my friend's death and celebrate her life properly.
THAT IS HOW AN INGRAINED SENSE OF HUMANITY UNFOLDS IN ACTION.
I've discussed this method with @clayboyn who shares similar views.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. In an earlier career, I was a court typist, an occupation that desensitises one to the horrors of the depths that we humans can plumb. However, the kaleidoscope of crime revealed in that job never undermined or weakened my sense of humanity or compassion for others.
Thank you so much.
Nice chatting with you.
Thank you, @nathankaye :) nice chatting with you, too