Jan 06, 2017 01:10
many times over the last several months I’ve felt the urge to be ruthless. the need to smack down those without caring or compassion. and possibly, an excitement at the anticipation of the failure of those same uncaring persons.
whenever that happens I try to remind myself that the root word of ruthless is ruth. the definition of ruth, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is compassion for the pain or suffering of others.
I am inclined to be ruthless but I don’t really want to be. I would much rather embrace ruth.