Spectrum of Empathy
Pity and Sympathy require little to no effort or understanding, while Empathy and Compassion require effort to understand, and engagement to produce positive change. Pity is simply when you feel sorry for somebody else. You don’t like their unfortunate situation, and maybe you’ll even do something to rectify the situation, but mostly to make your own unpleasant feelings go away. On the other end of the spectrum is
compassion, the feeling where you relate the most to the people as
independent actors, as opposed to objects. |
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