WEย Modern Humansย haveย empathy towards each other. Compassion is a good basis for healthy relationships. The word empathy is derived from the Greek word แผฮผฯฮฌฮธฮตฮนฮฑ (empatheia),ย in other words,ย sympathy.
Empathy definition
To define empathy: Having Compassion is the ability to sympathize with the situation and feelings of others.
Empathy deals with the degree to which someone can relate to his own emotions, to recognize these emotions in himself and in others. Also if someone can express these emotions and act upon these emotions, plays a role. People who are sufficiently emphatic know themselves on the emotional level and can level emotionally with others, as they are aware of themselves and of others so they can make friends.
Being able to imagine oneself in somebody elseโs situation and being able to understand the emotions of others, contributes to the communication with fellow humans. Without empathy, conversations might be based on misunderstandings or there can arise differences of opinion. Compassion helps to understand verbal and non-verbal messages from others.
If someone is less empathic, it doesnโt necessary mean that this person doesnโt try to feel someone elseโs emotions, because this is something every human does. For a less empathic person it is more difficult to sense someone elseโs emotions and understand whatโs going on in the other personโs head. This might result in misinterpretation of the other personโs feelings, as the less empathic person makes assumptions based on his own feelings.
What does that mean?
Empathy means that someone can connect oneself to the situation and feelings of another. This does not necessarily mean that someone shares or agrees with the feelings of this other person.
Imagine
A world where everyone can imagine oneself in the situation of another.
How can you improve yourself?
Every person has empathy, but it is a quality that you can keep on developing. Know that you are not alone in the world. Take a good look at the people around you and ask yourself what is going on inside these people and then act upon this.