I FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL…

IN-DEPTH BIDEN’S VISIT TO KYIV SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE TO RUSSIA

Someone said, “Empathy is in our bones”. It moves caring people to help others.

An empathetic person keeps a balance by appreciating the importance of sentiments yet at the same time shunning the extreme of becoming overly sensitive by avoiding giving or taking offence. As long as one can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain!

We all feel weak at times. Some days, one might have no energy or may find it difficult to do what one needs to do. But imagine feeling this way for a long time. How would we want others to view us? One would want them to understand and show empathy.

Empathy is the quality by which one is able to enter into the thoughts and feelings of others. It is the ability to put oneself in the other person’s place.

Empathy requires that one slows down and patiently considers and thinks about another person. This may seem difficult to achieve with an overload of social media posts and rapid-fire texting. If technology controls us, responding to messages seem like another chore on one’s to-do list. Even if there is a delay in replying to a message, a well thought out response can be heart-touching than no response.

Some struggle to show this skill because of their upbringing or adverse past circumstances. Stress and the prevailing attitude of people around can make a person indifferent. Also, what one feeds