--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Fools. Do they pity Kanna? But Kanna…" description: "\"“Fools. Do they pity Kanna? But Kanna cannot feel a thing, be it pain, fear or sorrow. She cannot even understand the reason for your pity.\"- Naraku”\" ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/rumiko-takahashi-12155_fear_fools-do-they-pity-kanna-but-kanna-canno_655447.jpg" --- # Fools. Do they pity Kanna? But Kanna cannot feel a thing… ![“Fools. Do they pity Kanna? But Kanna cannot feel a thing, be it pain, fear or sorrow. She cannot even understand the reason for your pity."- Naraku” quote by Rumiko Takahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/rumiko-takahashi-12155_fear_fools-do-they-pity-kanna-but-kanna-canno_655447.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/rumiko-takahashi-12155_fear_fools-do-they-pity-kanna-but-kanna-canno_655447.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/rumiko-takahashi-12155_fear_fools-do-they-pity-kanna-but-kanna-canno_655447.jpg) > ““Fools. Do they pity Kanna? But Kanna cannot feel a thing, be it pain, fear or sorrow. She cannot even understand the reason for your pity."- Naraku”” [Rumiko Takahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumiko-takahashi/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A character’s lack of empathy makes pity meaningless, emphasizing that true compassion requires feeling. **In simple terms:** Without feeling, pity is hollow. 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