On empathy, and the turning away

Michael Maiorano
Jul 10, 2017 · 1 min read

On Empathy

First, let me experience sickness so that I can appreciate a healthy body.

Then, let me know loneliness so that my soul may be lifted by the touch of another.

Let me be poor so I know that abundance is only an internal reality.

Let me wander, for however long, to prepare my mind and soul to be earnest.

Let me be lazy so I can feel the power of a committed and diligent pace.

And above all, in times of prosperity, let me live among the downtrodden, so that I may experience first hand God’s grace.

As I am them, and they are I.

Written by an agnostic millennial.

(Who is pissed off about the Republican Health Care Bill).

Michael Maiorano

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