Empathy : the capacity to share the sadness or happiness of another sentient being through consciousness rather than physically. Empathy develops the ability to have compassion towards other beings.
Undervalued? Underutilized? How much range can one have in this regard? Does range or degree of empathy come from real and imagined experiences or just actual?
What power is there in the ability to empathize? What power is there in compassion? Can empathy actually be used as a weapon? At what moment is empathy manipulation?
Or is it the motivation behind your empathy that determines this?
What value is there in the ability to empathize with "material" for an artist?
What does empathy have to do with "connection"? If you have a strong connection is it not because you have empathy of great range or depth?
~ When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you ~
Susan Sarandon
Image Claus Oldenburg..."Soft Manhattan"
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