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The Flag of Compassion is the most touching flag I know. It is the symbol of our striving for human greatness which, when enslaved, exploited or ignored, causes feelings of emptiness, alienation and isolation. Without this striving we lose hope, together with the perspective of a better future. Compassion is the main principle of both. It is the ability to be attentive and respectful to the other and otherness, to known and unknown forms of life; and to act accordingly. One who knows Compassion is able to see him or her self as part of a whole, as an individual who, like all creatures around him, struggles painfully to develop himself optimally. Compassion is the --painfully achieved-- quality to transcend oneself.
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Marja Bloem
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Bob van der Mast
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Bert Steevensz
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Suzanne Tesselaar
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Anna Tilroe
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Anna Tilroe, Professor at Radboud University Nijmegend (NL), Honorary Chair Art & Culture, art critic, curator, artistic director Sonsbeek 2008
