“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. - Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness. This quote from the Dalai Lama has great meaning. Most just see compassion as another word in this world, when it is so much more than that. Compassion brings people together, makes the world a better place, and most importantly, allows you to connect with others. Compassion is necessary to the human experience because it keeps the world emotionally connected. With compassion, people come closer. Compassion gives love and without this emotion, humans would be isolated from each other. Love would not be considered love without compassion. This distinguishes a human from a heartless being versus one who cares about others other than themselves. Being compassionate takes a person away from the path of selfishness and builds strong relationships with others. The following authors have done an excellent job of demonstrating this. Tacitus states in his text “The Burning of Rome” that “Nevertheless, for the relief of the masses of homeless and fugitives, he opened the Field of Mars, including the public buildings of Agrippa. , and even its own gardens. Nero also built emergency housing for the destitute multitude. Food was brought from Ostia and the neighboring towns, and the price of corn was reduced” (Tacitus, 408.) Nero acting after the destructive fire shows that he showed compassion towards the inhabitants of his city . This action would help Nero connect with his people, Nero did this for the good of the city. Without Nero's compassion, the entire city of Rome will continue to crumble and will never be repaired. Li Po, the author of the text "River Merchants Wife", with...... middle of paper... ...road here, further than I can guess. His spirit returned to where the maple groves are green, then left again, leaving me in the border darkness. (Tu Fu, 264.) This quote shows how Tu Fu had compassion for Li Po as he re-entered his life, but when Li Po left, he remained sad. Li Po showed no compassion towards Tu Fu, leaving him in a state of depression. The quote shows that compassion is necessary because without it, no one would be happy. These authors above included these specific parts of the texts to bring the story together. The lyrics will be completely different without compassion being present in “The Burning of Rome”, “River Merchants Wife”, “Things Fall Apart” and “Dreaming of Li Po”. Compassion is necessary to the human experience for multiple reasons; compassion brings people together, makes the world a better place, and makes people happy.