I love your take on empathy. I have been accused of having too much of it, but I'm proud of it like you said you take the good with the bad it's worth it.
I have empathy too. I have great empathy for animals, all kinds, perhaps more so for some. Thank you so reminding me about the good it can bring. I’m often drowning in the other parts, the clear knowledge of reality that comes with the.
Lola, thanks for joining the discussion. It's a habit that takes practice, and as I mentioned in one of the previous comments, our society makes it hard for us to use. We have to overcome this pressure and not be empathetic. I think it starts by realizing the need to start!
I have the "importance of empathy" discussion at least once a week. It comes up a LOT at my day job.
And boy howdy, those are frustrating conversations. I've found that like flossing, empathy is something everyone openly agrees is a great idea and we all swear by practicing it in our daily lives—and yet nobody does. I think it was a lot easier in bygone societies, where we'd see the same people in the village throughout our lives and we were all beholden to one another. But now, well hey if we can get away with being a jerk to the Starbucks barista, why not? It's not like we'll ever see them ever again.
We need empathy so terribly now. I think the saddest aspect is that it helps us to practice it far more than it helps others, and yet we still refuse to.
James, thank you for these insightful observations. Yes, I do think you're on to something. A long time ago, whether in (I think) if humans were in hunter-gatherer groups, even up into the 19th century, empathy was a different proposition. Empathy was necessary, if not crucial, for survival. And as a result of that, is our Anglo-American culture leaking empathy faster than it can be replaced? Are there some cultures that have never lost the idea of being empathetic toward one another? I think so. Yes, we do need it now more than ever.
Our pets deserve empathy though because they are innocent, people are not. Mainly people need ass kickings to shape them up for their slouchy behavior. I know that's not what people want to hear, but it's real.
I believe empathy is a useful thing for some jobs as well, like marketing or any leading position.
Yes Barbora, every good leader needs empathy. Always.
I love your take on empathy. I have been accused of having too much of it, but I'm proud of it like you said you take the good with the bad it's worth it.
Thank you, Kathleen. Yes, it's worth it in the end.
I have empathy too. I have great empathy for animals, all kinds, perhaps more so for some. Thank you so reminding me about the good it can bring. I’m often drowning in the other parts, the clear knowledge of reality that comes with the.
Lola, thanks for joining the discussion. It's a habit that takes practice, and as I mentioned in one of the previous comments, our society makes it hard for us to use. We have to overcome this pressure and not be empathetic. I think it starts by realizing the need to start!
I have the "importance of empathy" discussion at least once a week. It comes up a LOT at my day job.
And boy howdy, those are frustrating conversations. I've found that like flossing, empathy is something everyone openly agrees is a great idea and we all swear by practicing it in our daily lives—and yet nobody does. I think it was a lot easier in bygone societies, where we'd see the same people in the village throughout our lives and we were all beholden to one another. But now, well hey if we can get away with being a jerk to the Starbucks barista, why not? It's not like we'll ever see them ever again.
We need empathy so terribly now. I think the saddest aspect is that it helps us to practice it far more than it helps others, and yet we still refuse to.
James, thank you for these insightful observations. Yes, I do think you're on to something. A long time ago, whether in (I think) if humans were in hunter-gatherer groups, even up into the 19th century, empathy was a different proposition. Empathy was necessary, if not crucial, for survival. And as a result of that, is our Anglo-American culture leaking empathy faster than it can be replaced? Are there some cultures that have never lost the idea of being empathetic toward one another? I think so. Yes, we do need it now more than ever.
Our pets deserve empathy though because they are innocent, people are not. Mainly people need ass kickings to shape them up for their slouchy behavior. I know that's not what people want to hear, but it's real.
Thank you for reading and being part of the discussion! I do miss my pet. She died a week ago tomorrow. She was empathy at its best.
Sorry for your loss.
Loved it!
Thank you!