Hey all,

Welcome back, Hope you are safe and doing just great and at peace lately.

So this is the week 3rd and today we gonna learn about the word “EMPATHY”.

Yeah again a similar term, but let’s see this in a more simpler way (Simplicity is ultimate sophistication right) and in the orthodox kids perspective.

So empathy according to author Maia Szalavitz ( never mind if you can’t pronounce it, I can’t too) is the “Ability to stand in another’s shoes, to feel what its like there, your primary feelings are more related to the other person’s situation than your own”.

So why that’s even more important probably you may be asking yourself, but try to imagine if we are filled with our own reactions or pain, will it be possible to see and feel what’s its like from another’s experience. Definitely a big noh from my side because in fact their emotions are strong enough that their emotions will set off a chain reaction of our own unresolved emotions. And when you can’t see or feel from another’ experience how will you even get understanding of others and help them. How you will able to establish deeper and stronger interpersonal connections and interact with people more genuinely. We will be always in our own bubble only and with our own unique perceptions on the world. Does that will make world more positive and a better to live?

So remember BE EMPATHETIC, next time while dealing with others around you. PERIOD. Because probably it’s what you wish for yourself everyone time. Didn’t you had one of those days when you just needed someone to talk to, someone to really get how you are feeling? Felt totally misunderstood by your spouse or a friend. There wasn’t any rocket science; you probably needed a dose of empathy. So does others. Feeling heard and understood is a human need. All humans require it. And it’s just not only a basic human need but it is also how we connect, help and support one another. It’s crucial for our interconnectivity. Any if got that leadership skills remember empathy increases your chance to be a more successful leader.

Often confused with sympathy, empathy actually requires perspective-taking. When you are being empathetic, you are doing more than feeling sorry for another person; you are actually trying to imagine the situation from that person’s point of view.

(Going to technical’s)

There are three different types of empathy

Emotional empathy — When you feel something because someone else does, this is emotional empathy. You may have noticed this when you cried watching a very sad scene in a movie.

Cognitive empathy — Involving thinking more than feeling, cognitive empathy means putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. When you talk to a friend about something that is bothering you and feel understood by that person, it’s often because your friend was using cognitive empathy.

Compassionate empathy — This is any kind of empathy that leads to action. When you see someone in need and offer that person some food or money that is compassionate empathy.

Being empathetic can take different forms, depending on the situation. From personal life to professional or school interactions, these are some ways people show empathy.

Imagine you are a student and a friend in your class has just failed a major test or exam. Your friend is distraught because she studied really hard and still failed. Even though you got a good grade on this test, you remember what it is like to fail. Next time don’t try to fix things for your friend. Instead, make an empathetic statement like, “I’m so, so sorry about your grade. I know how hard you studied and how disappointed you must feel.” And see the magic happen.

So remember to be a little more empathetic every day, that’s your social duty and that’s how you are giving your little contribution to make world more positive and a better place to live.

Thank you that’s all from my side today.

Start doing your social duty ( by being empathetic, it comes under this only)

Have a wonderful weekend, may god be with you and peace be upon you,

See ya next week again till than take care and do your job.

The unorthodox kid