hljacobs5 · March 5, 2018 06:02
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 #### What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?

 Empathy is such a strange concept because it comes very naturally to some people and not very naturally to others. While growing up people always called me the nice girl so I would like to think, and even thought, that meant I was a pretty empathetic person. However, I've come to realize that empathy and kindness are not the same thing. It is not as difficult to be kin das it is to be empathetic, and while I do not have to work at all to be kind it has taken some practice for me to truly empathize with other peoples pain. It wasn't until I was in college I began to realize that to build strong relationships it is necessary to become selflessly immersed in another persons feelings to truly be empathetic, and that's when I began to open up to other people as well as listen and care more deeply.
	#### What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?

	Empathy is such a strange concept because it comes very naturally to some people and not very naturally to others. While growing up people always called me the nice girl so I would like to think, and even thought, that meant I was a pretty empathetic person. However, I've come to realize that empathy and kindness are not the same thing. It is not as difficult to be kin das it is to be empathetic, and while I do not have to work at all to be kind it has taken some practice for me to truly empathize with other peoples pain. It wasn't until I was in college I began to realize that to build strong relationships it is necessary to become selflessly immersed in another persons feelings to truly be empathetic, and that's when I began to open up to other people as well as listen and care more deeply.