09-20-2016, 02:12 PM
You both hit it dead on.
We need to slow down and let empathy have a chance in our lives. We need to take the time to connect with other people. Some of our over activity is just meaningless busyness. Take time to smell the flowers and watch the butterflies.
You are both right that there are people out there who are sick and show no empathy.
Are they born that way or do they learn it? Some people from good healthy backgrounds grow up sick and some people from sick background grow up healthy. The question is whether they were actually born that way. Can they be fixed. What is lacking that they grow up with little or no empathy.
Are there more people like that now or do we just hear about them more. We certainly do hear about them more because we have so many ways of getting the information out there. I don't know if there are more sick people than before. We have no clear records. Certainly as we move towards a more compassionate world these people are going to stand out. That could mean that all these horrible incidents that we read about are actually a sign that things are getting better. In an earlier time such incidents would not have been noticed.
Some of us are more naturally empathic by nature, but I think empathy can be taught. One way is educational programs that expose children to animals and teaches them to respect them. That is why I take my snakes to local street festivals and let people see and touch them. I am teaching them to be kind to snakes. I talk about them as creatures with feelings and likes and friends. I am trying to create a feeling in them that snakes have a right to live and be treated with respect. I find people with empathy still sometimes fail when it comes to snakes.
You know you truly love all nature and have empathy towards it when there is no creature that repulses you.
We need to slow down and let empathy have a chance in our lives. We need to take the time to connect with other people. Some of our over activity is just meaningless busyness. Take time to smell the flowers and watch the butterflies.
You are both right that there are people out there who are sick and show no empathy.
Are they born that way or do they learn it? Some people from good healthy backgrounds grow up sick and some people from sick background grow up healthy. The question is whether they were actually born that way. Can they be fixed. What is lacking that they grow up with little or no empathy.
Are there more people like that now or do we just hear about them more. We certainly do hear about them more because we have so many ways of getting the information out there. I don't know if there are more sick people than before. We have no clear records. Certainly as we move towards a more compassionate world these people are going to stand out. That could mean that all these horrible incidents that we read about are actually a sign that things are getting better. In an earlier time such incidents would not have been noticed.
Some of us are more naturally empathic by nature, but I think empathy can be taught. One way is educational programs that expose children to animals and teaches them to respect them. That is why I take my snakes to local street festivals and let people see and touch them. I am teaching them to be kind to snakes. I talk about them as creatures with feelings and likes and friends. I am trying to create a feeling in them that snakes have a right to live and be treated with respect. I find people with empathy still sometimes fail when it comes to snakes.
You know you truly love all nature and have empathy towards it when there is no creature that repulses you.
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Catherine
