Sympathy is feeling how you would feel if you were suffering like the other person. Empathy is feeling how they would feel. Compassion is the willingness to suffer what they are suffering, alongside them.
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Jesus felt deep compassion, in his guts, for anyone who was poor, sick, hungry or struggling in any way. For the Christian, then, empathy is not a sign of weakness but of strength, as we follow Jesus along the road of compassion. (Image: "The Return of the Prodigal Son," by Rembrandt)
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Good word Father
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AMDG
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I think the problem is that he ended up crucified. He must have been a wonderful human being but we don't want to end up like him. Both Jesus and his society represent humans both natures, the good, generous & the selfish, happy-to-see-you-fall evil, the suffering powerless and the powerful 🤷
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And isn't the Rembrandt wonderful?
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Thank you for sharing.
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Empathy in my view is feeling what sufferers feel and being hurt by evil emanations from evil people.
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