My Compassion Is Failing Me Where It Matters Most

I don’t care like I used to, and that actually matters

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

A week ago, I ran into some friends from high school. I hadn’t seen the family in at least a decade, but I knew, through the magic of social media, that one of them is currently battling terminal brain cancer. I wished I had the words to say something profound to him, but what do you say…