Last Friday night, November 13, Paris became the victim to its first major act of terrorism since World War II when six different locations were attacked and 129 people were killed, leaving even more families brokenhearted.

But this weekend, we have seen so much more than just an outpouring of love for the victims of the attacks in Paris. In fact, this weekend, there was almost not enough love as everyone began to hide their own agendas in Facebook statuses. Whether or not it was about the effect of gun laws and gun control, the inadequate amount of media coverage for racist attacks happening at the University of Missouri, or the lack of equal compassion for countries going through similar terror attacks, it became extremely difficult this weekend to allow ourselves to mourn amidst the political agenda that has taken over.

This is your reminder that we are complex human beings and that our compassion can stand in multiple places at once. This is your reminder that you can allow yourself to mourn for multiple injustices around the world, in your own home, and to also enjoy life -- all at the same time.

This is your reminder that we, as humans, possess compassion any sympathy before we ever truly understand a political stance within our own lives.

As we continue to overflow our Facebook news feeds with every single thing that makes us mourn for our country and our world, we also must recognize that this is making us insensitive to the injustices that occur around us daily. In efforts to somehow prove to our Facebook friends that we are cultured and aware of the world around us, we are also making that awareness less effective because we post so many different agendas every time we see something new.

It behooves the entire world to be aware of what is happening around us; however, we also need to understand that our compassion is not limited. We can mourn with Lebanon while we cry for peace in Missouri. We can change our Facebook profile pictures to the French flag while also holding our loved ones dear to our hearts and being glorified in the fact that we did not lose someone today.

Do not allow yourselves to be desensitized by the acts of terrorism, both large and small, that exist in the same realm as yourself. Instead, learn from them. Instead, show kindness to its victims and offer your sympathy and aid where you can. Do not allow yourself to tie the acts of terrorism in importance from whether or not people died, or whether or not it affects you directly. Because terrorism, whether it exists in your home or in your world, will always find a way to affect the lives around you even if you choose to not notice it.

In this day and age, it is so easy to forget that we do not owe our compassion to the world; instead, our compassion already exists. It is merely our job to share it with the world, no matter what the issue is.