” Compassion is not something to keep locked inside yourself. It is something to express in action. This compassion must persist beyond the thought, “If only their suffering would come to an end.” If we focus too long on wishing for something that we never pursue and that never happens, we run the risk of falling into a depression ourselves. When compassion arises, it is the time to act. ”
HH Karmapa

Compassion is love on the move
It is an energy that moves THROUGH us
And just like any energy it needs to be expressed, in that moment
If you do not then you are stifling it, trapping it, and holding back on your full potential. So, we need to learn how to express ourselves exactly how we feel, in each moment, without pretending or denying anything that we are experiencing.

Do not deny yourself, or others, of the love that is trying to express itself through you

For in the next moment it may be gone
And the opportunity vanished
Learn how to seize the moment and use what is available to you….