do you often see yourselves in other people?
By hotsummer
@hotsummer (13835)
Philippines
July 28, 2010 4:22am CST
i from time to time see myself in other people. in a way that other people will have the same experience as mine that i got to see myself in them. and sometimes this helps me to be more understanding of the situation or of their plight. it is easier for me to help other people when i get to see myself in them. when people had problem i didn't experience or went through it seems sometimes helping them kinda hard or does not seem natural or bit of a struggle though i may still end up helping them. it is much easier for me to help other people who have been through the same that i have been through. i can see their intentions more if they really need help or if they just trying to manipulate me or use their situation to take advantage by asking help. i know if a person deserves or really need help in some kind of situation if i had been through them once at least.
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4 responses
@george000 (166)
• India
28 Jul 10
Yes , when I am in problem and see others were happy at that time imagine and I put my self in their position.I feel relax and I will be little happy. If I see others were in problem or in pain I feel to take to me or share out of it.
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@Skade24 (750)
• Romania
28 Jul 10
This is called empathy, not everyone has this ability of seeing yourself in some peoples situation, that helps you realize what you would do in their situation, and then you can give them the best advice. I always feel this for people that talk with me about their problems, and i always tell them what i would do if i were them, because they need to hear it, because in that moments they cannot think straight.
@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
28 Jul 10
that is correct. it is empathy, or mercy accompanied with action. and not just in feelings. but i don't always have empathy cause i have not experience many kinds of problems in life. but what i have experienced i am able to use to give empathy to people that needs it. as they say it takes to know one. i get to know more about their deeper feelings without them saying it to me as i am like them . in experience and in struggles in life.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
28 Jul 10
Hi hotsummer, It is truly wonderful when we have the ability to see ourselves in others. There is really little difference in people, as we both have good and bad traits. Our experiences lead us to bring some certain traits to the surface and to hide others. I see myself in others all the time and it helps me not to judge them. Blessings.
