Interesting ... I never saw myself as weak, actually. When someone I love is in pain, or when I contemplate the suffering in the world, this trait of mine can be so painful, it's momentary torture. I want to stop others' suffering so badly, but I'm helpless to do that sometimes.

BUT ... On the flip side, my love is SO deep, so intense, so all-consuming (and I am not just talking about romantic love), that I feel totally blessed to be able to feel so much. Every second with my children, I am filled with an indescribable amount of deep, pervasive love and happiness! And, when I use this sensitivity in combination with the classic HPD features of being 'charming' or 'charismatic', it allows me to make huge positive changes - for animal and human rights in particular. It is also this sensitivity that makes me a deeply caring and committed teacher. So, weak? Nope. It can be very painful to feel things so deeply, but I feel blessed much of the time to be able to feel and empathize and sympathize so much, to love my children so incredibly much, to make humanitarian changes when I put the energy into it, to be so directly in touch with my heart. I actually wouldn't change it if I were given the opportunity, because, as painful as it can be, it is also my greatest gift.