Question

Is a happy man compassionate or a compassionate man happy

Answer 1

The answer of the given question can go both ways. A happy man can also be compassionate and a compassionate man can also be happy.

EXPLANATION:  

• Both happiness and compassion are abstract qualities which can only be felt and it is nor something that can be measured by any material parameters.
• And, also both happiness and compassion are good feelings which can bring about positive changes in our surroundings.
• When a person is happy it fills them with the feeling of gratitude and they become more sympathetic and accepting and kind towards others which makes them compassionate.
• And, when a person is compassionate he feels the same gratitude for others and have a feeling of kindness for his fellow beings, which in turn makes him happy. So, it goes in both ways and one cannot exist without the other.

Answer 2

Answer:

Compassion, on the other hand, is caring about another person's happiness as if it were your own. The challenge with this definition, however, is how easily it causes us to mistakenly infer that compassion therefore means: Giving people what they want.