Empathy and Compassion Underline Humanity
By Shiva
@Shiva49 (26192)
Singapore
October 28, 2018 9:04am CST
I have had a fulfilling journey but have no idea what the future holds for me and therein is the beauty of life. I tend to reflect often on my life and the experiences I went through. The most fulfilling among them was when I rose to help others in need and the personal sacrifices I had to make.
Certain happenings keep playing back, and it is only human some hurts are etched in our memory and tough to erase; maybe, they are meant to act as a constant reminder. Then some are pleasant to recall and lend ourselves to feel proud for rising to the occasion, going beyond the call of duty.
I don’t like to be taken advantage of but then I don’t want to miss an opportunity either to be of help in some way. The more the sacrifices called upon to do my part, the more is the fulfillment therefrom. It can be anything from mere advice sought. I put myself in their shoes to help those in need.
We need not only love and compassion but also time. Nowadays, I encounter more the “I am busy” types and, sadly, they do not know what they miss in terms of human empathy. We hear about Artificial Intelligence and Digital World, but they cannot replace human interactions. Will they have the empathy factor even if a there is a program built in?
Image: Empathy and Compassion from Wikimedia Commons
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
28 Oct 18
The hardest thing in life is finding a path! The line that you wrote (but also time) resonated with me. For years I chased success and it laughed at me.
Then I came to realized success was my own happiness.
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@innertalks (20998)
• Australia
29 Oct 18
What are empathy and compassion, and how do they relate to love?
I would say that empathy is understanding, and compassion is love in action.
Love, as it exists in God, only comes to life in God's creation when they link the God-given love within themselves to the outerness of compassion which links through empathy, which is more of the mind, as much as compassion is more of the heart.
Love is in part a feeling drawn out from the heart, but in the mind, it is more a decision to choose it, love, through trying to understand another, by your walking a mile in their shoes with them.
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Compassion and empathy allow us to fit into another person's shoes.
@innertalks (20998)
• Australia
30 Oct 18
@Shiva49 Thanks Shiva.
Yes, as soon as we create borders, or put up barriers, we restrict the free-flowing of love between people.
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@Shiva49 (26192)
• Singapore
30 Oct 18
@innertalks Yes Steve, barriers are our creation.
We came as human and leave likewise - siva
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@Shiva49 (26192)
• Singapore
30 Oct 18
Nicely stated Steve, thanks.
We have our own challenges to face and surmount, but with love, compassion, and empathy, the world will be close to the heaven that we look for hereafter. Selfishness, ego, and one-upmanship are spoiling the unity of humanity. We tend to be selective when it comes to the basics that we should live by sans borders - siva
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
17 Nov 18
You are right in this area. We are often thinking of ourselves as being "too busy" to sacrifice even a tiny bit of time to listen and to care and to help. I hope there will always be people who have empathy and compassion for others.
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