Three Qualities of the New Politician

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June 23, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Without empathy there is no way forward for civilization. - James O'dea - Three Qualities of the New Politician There are plenty of politicians who genuinely desire to serve their communities and nations with humility and integrity, dedicating their lives to the cultivation of a wisdom that will benefit society at large; sadly, they are a minority. Politics has become a degraded profession. In this thought provoking piece, James O'dea, who has spent decades of his life in cultivating peace through channels of politics, posits three new qualifications for the modern day politician: empathy, dialogue and allegiance to the whole. { read more } Be The Change Host a dialogue with your friends around the role of empathy in politics. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Nursery Rhymes Bring Down the House Three Parables to Regain Perspective The Third Side of a Conflict Raising Kids to be Less Stuff-Centered Coelho's 1 Min Manual For Climbing Mountains 8 Things That Are Better Than Free Bill Clinton Starts a Vegan Revolution! The Art of Seeing DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 116,859 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More