Empathy. It's a great thing to have:
When someone is having a rough day, I ask them why or let them know that I care for them either with kind words, a hug, a high-five, or whatever they need. Some people call it being psychic or being empathetic. I think that it's a combination of empathy and my sixth sense. Some people don't understand how I can be so in tune with people when I have autism. I think that with that and an ADHD sub-diagnosis, I am able to hyper-focus on empathy and zero in on it. I think that things make me strengthened with empathy and that it helps me strongly work through my empathetic love for all.
Empathy is a choice:
People all have ups and downs it is what we do with them that matters. I feel like empathy is a choice because with empathy comes love and obedience to all who strengthen our own love for others and become even more engrossed in our own appreciation for how others feel. No one thinks others feel like they do until they have seen it happen. More so, empathy is something that is learned. As Robin Williams said in Patch Adams when he was in a soliloquy with God, "you spent six days creating the Earth, I think that you should have spent the seventh day on compassion." I think that should have happened for us all.
Empathy is learned:
The reason I have this sixth sense and others don't is that I have an understanding of a tough life and a strong sense of living stronger and with a purpose. Empathy isn't something everyone has. Some of my best friends don't and I am able to calm them down by showing empathy. Empathy is something that people learn with time and show appreciation and full valor throughout their love and acceptance for full appreciation and kindness and generosity. I choose empathy because I strongly strengthen my own love for all.
Works Cited:
"Patch Adams", Movie, Universal Studios, 1999.
