empathy

Empathy is putting yourself in the other, "walk in their shoes for many moons? to make an effort to respect and understanding. Empathy is closely related to common sense because if we understand the pain, frustrations or fears of the other, we treat it as we would like to be treated ourselves. The situations, feelings, desires or motivations are not so different from person to person, therefore it is not so difficult to find empathy. Just believe it's possible. The ancients said: "They can because they think they can?.

Certainly it is impossible to be in the reality of other, more effort and interest that was put into it. However, the effort and interest will be positively valued by the other, you realize that you matter and you want to approach your hardest reality it is. And not just pity and good words, but with the aim of helping and concrete actions to improve their lives.

J.C.G.F

Partnership for development

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