Empathy: Wandering Thought #15

Wandering Thought #15: Empathy

When others question our lack of integrity over a matter, we tend to become defensive, giving all kinds of reasons as to why we are not at our best, such as having personal problems. However, we must not forget that our loss of integrity creates problems for others too. Why play the victim, while victimising others? Why make your problems others’? We should not imagine our problems are incredibly greater than others’, as others’ problems can be unimaginably greater than ours. Receiving empathy should be seen as a bonus blessing from others, even while we should be offering the blessing of empathy to others.