I’m not naturally gifted in the area of empathy.
And, I’m the first to admit that it has definitely come back to hurt me at times.
The other day, I heard a sermon where the person defined empathy as a skill:
the ability to anticipate the needs of others
I found that refreshing.
It gives you a clear definition and a binary Yes/No…”either I did anticipate or I didn’t?”
I guess the next question is…just because you CAN anticipate someone else’s needs, does that mean you should act on them?
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