Magic of Empathy

Do you feel the magic?

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There is a handholding needed when we talk about empathy.

We all feel in a day or two that people need to be more sympathetic towards us.

But usually, that is not the case. We only feel sympathetic towards ourselves but not towards others.

Let us talk about a few scenarios.

At work, no one thinks about distributing work equally; they prefer to exploit the person who is working. This leads to a non-satisfied workforce. We talk a lot about empathizing with people but do very little practically.

In India, people really work hard to earn money and live comfortably, but the same people once go to a different country and try to rule their subordinates.

We need to understand making anyone work super late against the body clock is not good.

We need to use our population growth to our advantage.

Practicing Empathy in daily life

The pain you are going through must be the pain of others as well.

Things you can do to make yourself more sensitive are-

1. Try to understand their pain, which you suffered when you were in the same scenario.
2. Do talk to your team daily and ask about their future holiday plans.
3. Laugh together when something is funny, don’t create a serious atmosphere.
4. Talk to the person who seems low in a few days, ask about their problem, and try to give them comforting solutions.
5. Talk about food.
6. Give them constructive feedback and tell them your genuine expectations, resulting in overall growth.

Empathy is just more than words.

You practice empathy and encourage your near dear one and team members to follow the same.

There are very small things you can do to teach your peers and family about it-

1. If Someone is Sad, ask them about the problem and talk to them slowly, and don’t share their problems with others.
2. Share your experience with those whom you feel are going through the same phase that you went through.
3. Show them the power of togetherness and how a problem can be solved when everyone works together.
4. Be ready to help, at least on phone so that people are confident.
5. Say kind words to them, and don’t be mean.

These are very small steps towards showing your empathy.

Lend your ears to someone and just listen to them. Sometimes, people just want them to be heard.

Many things I learned from my office friends. If they feel that I am upset, they will take me for a long walk and some nearby mall for window shopping.

These are very small steps, but it really creates a difference how you help others in healing.

Be very much mindful of the environment and people in your vicinity.