Learning Challenge: Empathy Quotes

Empathy Can Take You A Long Way 

(Source: Twitter)

Empathy. It is a word that I do not often hear now a days. It is an action that I do not always see taking place. I think this quote does a tremendous job explaining how empathy should work. Empathy is a step forward from being sympathetic. It is putting yourself in someone's shoes and trying to understand what they are going through.

This quote points how something really important that many people look over. It says we need to learn about other people's arguments, errors, and achievements. To me, this means we cannot make any assumptions when it comes to empathy. We cannot make judgements in place of someone else. Furthermore, we need to learn about people's arguments to see where they are coming from. There errors, to see where they have been and what they have learned. There achievements, to know how far they have come and see their potential. 

This quote also highlights another very important aspect of empathy, respect. We do not need to agree with someone to empathize with them. Empathy comes with respect. To understand someone and to respect their culture, decisions, actions, and to accept them for who they are is a huge part of what empathy is. 

It is important for us to get use to one another because the more we do that, the more we are able to do that, the better we are able to empathize with others.