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Originally Posted by eskielover
My understanding is that empathy is feeling what others feel while sympathy is understanding what others feel without actually feeling the feeling yourself.
Honestly I would rather have sympathy than empathy because I have enough of my own feelings to deal with, I don't need to feel others feelings on top of that....BUT I think it is very important to UNDERSTAND how others are feeling.
I honestly don't think you can be taught empathy...I think it just happens with some people who tend to be more emotional in the first place. I do think that people can learn to be sensitive to others & learn to observe others emotions & be understanding of them.
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This is close to what I believe.
It's very important to understand how others are feeling and to be sensitive towards and understanding towards others, since all people deserve respect.
