Freedom vs. Compassion

Is it possible to have both?

Image Credit: “Prometheus Bound” by Thomas Cole (Wikimedia Commons)

In his play, “Prometheus Bound,” the ancient Greek writer Aeschylus recounts the story of Prometheus, the Titan who earned the wrath of Zeus by sharing fire with mortals. As a punishment, Zeus ordered Prometheus chained to a mountaintop, where his liver would be eaten every day by an eagle, only to regrow overnight so it could be eaten again. Thus he would be tormented for…

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