Tag: empathy

14
Dec
2019

Everyday Life (Coldplay): Radio Dharma #13 

Lyrics: What in the world are we going to do?Look at what everybody’s going throughWhat kind of world do you…

13
Sep
2019

Empathy: Super Short Story #623

Empathy: Super Short Story #623He had plenty of empathy,even for those who lack empathy,though it was not as ifhe could…

12
Apr
2019

Into His Skin

  Thoughts from ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee (as adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham):     You can never…

01
Jan
2019

Empathy: Dharmagram #319

  Empathy: Dharmagram #319 Empathise more, but with less attachment, or risk being overwhelmed.

16
Feb
2017

Empathy

Empathy: 将心比心: To put your heart in someone else’s heart. 拿自己的心去衡量别人的心,形容做事应该替别人设想. May we extend such empathy to all sentient beings,…

25
May
2014

Empathy: Wandering Thought #15

Wandering Thought #15: Empathy When others question our lack of integrity over a matter, we tend to become defensive, giving…

29
Mar
2014

Preference: Sam & Sara #408

Sam & Sara #408: Preference Sara: What is the main reason for you to prefer vegan food? Sam: Because all animals prefer…

15
Nov
2012

Sam & Sara #388: Cruciality

Sam & Sara #388: Cruciality Sara: He says being vegetarian isn’t crucial at all! Sam: He should tell that face…

21
Mar
2012

From Passionate Grief To Compassionate Relief

A friend remarked, ‘It is depressing to know that many suffer from depression.’ This is surely nothing to joyous over,…

12
Jul
2011

A Study of ‘A Study in Scarlet’

‘A Study in Scarlet’ is the debut Sherlock Holmes story. It is a good reminder of several truths… The plot of…

17
Jan
2011

Would You Like Your Clone?

If you don’t like yourself, why don’t you change yourself? If you can change yourself, who is really your ‘self’?…

04
Oct
2010

To Empathise is to Civilise

To empathise is to civilise. To civilise is to empathise. – Jeremy Rifkin As mentioned in the video, ‘We are…

02
Sep
2010

Dissuading Against Shark-fin Consumption

There was a discussion with friends from Vegetarian Society over coverage of boycotting shark-fin soup for wedding dinners in the…

21
Jul
2010

Just One Bad Day?

The maniacal Joker in ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland tries to make Commissioner Gordon snap…

14
Jun
2010

Everybody Hurts Sometimes

Some lyrics from R.E.M.’s ‘Everybody Hurts’: Well, everybody hurts sometimes. Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes. And everybody hurts sometimes….

14
Jun
2010

We Wept Hard

I once listened to someone’s grievances overnight. She was planning to kill herself. When dawn broke, she felt reborn. I…

16
Dec
2009

We Are Unwell

A Tit for a Tat (77) Tit: I think he suffers from some mental disorder. Tat: Which one? Tit: It…

30
Jun
2009

We are Abnormal

A Tit for a Tat (26) Tit: In case you don’t know, he’s not ‘normal’, in the sense that he…

10
Jun
2009

Stranger than L’Étranger?

Inspired by the existentialist novel, The Outsider (L’Étranger) by Albert Camus: Sometimes we remark that someone is strange, as if…