Here at Beyond Barriers..., over the years we've talked about:
Caring ; Friendship ; Happiness ; Hugs ; Healthy Heart ; Optimism ; True Love ; Unconditional Love Part 1 and Part 2 ; Innocence ; Egoism ; Trust ; Confession ; Selflessness ; Warmth ; Apology ; Motivation
Today let us talk about another important ingredient of a happy life, Empathy! :)
Empathy in simple words is understanding the situation from the other person's point of view without judgement.
But the real way to show empathy is not just understanding the other person's point of view but rather demonstrating your understanding to them through your words and actions.
But the real way to show empathy is not just understanding the other person's point of view but rather demonstrating your understanding to them through your words and actions.
Empathy in short means - listening to others with our whole being and feeling how they feel.
Talking of empathetic communication, Marshall Rosenberg, an American psychologist once said:
"It is an understanding of the heart in which,
we see the beauty of another person,
the divine energy of another person,
the life that is alive in them."
When you put yourself in the other person's shoes and try to experience what they are into, empathetic feelings are then born in your heart.
In the modern world, life is very stressful, be it professional life or personal life - people tend to over-think, lose patience, get hurt, etc and when things turn hard and the going gets tough, we all need someone to fall on - be it friends or family.
To empathize is important for every relationship to prosper - whether it is family/friends/colleagues/relatives.
Don't we all love to be understood?
We tend to respond positively when we feel that the other person understands us.
Again, like every other human emotion/feeling, even empathy needs to be real, true, genuine and one should show it like they mean it cause expressing empathy 'just-for-the-sake-of-it' is nothing but a 'total-useless'.
We tend to respond positively when we feel that the other person understands us.
Again, like every other human emotion/feeling, even empathy needs to be real, true, genuine and one should show it like they mean it cause expressing empathy 'just-for-the-sake-of-it' is nothing but a 'total-useless'.
So, empathize with everyone who needs your support and gift them a smile to bright up their day!! :)
Take care :)
3 comments:
Hi Sai
Nice post! nothing can be annoying when people show concern when they do not mean it. Bit I think, too much sweetness is not gud, ruthless world should be tackled with some cunning.
Hi Ankita,
Thank you so much for the nice comment :) Yes, nothing is worthy in this world which is fake/lie, only genuine and true care/concern reaches the heart of the receiving person.
Sure, I agree with you - too much sweetness is not good :) You gotta be polite to the polite and rude to the rude, only rarely can you be polite to the rude as well :)
So, I like to change the concluding line of this post to: "Empathize with your loved ones who need your support" instead of 'everyone' :)
Take care,
Cheers! :)
yups!
:D
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