What are you even going to do with your degree? You’re going to law school after college, right? Do your parents actually support you? These, and more, are questions that I hear almost daily once I tell people that I study English and Religion. And to be honest, they’re all questions that I’ve asked myself…

The truth about compassion, true compassion, is that it knows no boundaries. Compassion is not subjective because its very nature is objective and inclusive. You do not choose who you have compassion for. You have compassion for everyone. For the neighbor you do not know. For the person in sixth grade who pushed you down…