They had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others, because, as it turns out, we can't practice compassion with other people if we can't treat ourselves kindly.
De havde medfølelse til at være omsorgsfulde mod sig selv først, og så mod andre, fordi, det viser sig,  at vi ikke kan udøve medfølelse overfor andre mennesker hvis vi ikke kan være omsorgsfulde overfor os selv.