Compassion is a virtue,one in which the emotional capacities of empathy(Empathy is the capacity to, through imagination rather than literally, share the sadness or happiness of another sentient being).and sympathy (Sympathy is a social affinity in which one person stands with another person, closely understanding his or her feelings.(for the suffeing of others) are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnectedness and humanism, foundational to the highest pricipales in philosophy, society, and personhood.