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A follower of the Dalai Lama who had been imprisoned by the Chinese for decades was asked if he had ever been afraid in jail, and he said his fear was that he would lose compassion for his captors. Parents often think that they’ve captured something small and vulnerable, but the parents I’ve profiled have been captured, locked up with their children’s [condition], and the quest is never to lose compassion.