Empathy: The One Thing That Sets Us Apart
There are two species of human beings
“We are not born with empathy. We learn it.” — Adam Smith
The first time I heard this quote, what struck me about it was how true it is! Empathy has become an essential topic of conversation in today’s society. Research shows many different types of personalities, but we are all human beings who share 99% of our DNA at the end of the day. But, if there were one difference between us all, it would be empathy.
I know this might be controversial, but people who do not empathize are different kinds of human beings. In a way, they are another species.
The other species
People who are not empathetic don’t feel emotions to other people’s feelings, they do not have social cues and adjust their behavior to match others in the room, nor can they understand another person’s point of view, so sometimes being selfish seems appropriate because there is no way for them to see things from anyone else’s perspective but their own.
Non-empaths lack an understanding of how …
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