compassion thinks

If there's a difference between the occasional act of charity and the lifestyle of compassion, how does the compassionate person think?

1. Compassion thinks long-term vs. quick fix.  Quick fixes usually don't.  Band-aid solutions are typically engaged in an effort to justify oneself; they don't spring from a deep value for all people. 
2. Compassion thinks today vs. someday.  Those who postpone serving others usually end up doing so indefinitely.  There's never quite enough.
3. Compassion thinks people vs. price.  Multiple factors affect every purchase decision.  Compassion views the purchase's impact on people as the real cost.
4. Compassion thinks deeply.  It does the research. It finds the creative solution.

Think deeply about long-term solutions that begin today and value people.  Got it?  (Now stop thinking and act).