‘The Hidden Power,’ Host Dr Susan Koruthu
Empathy is your capacity to understand and feel what another person is experiencing within their frame of reference. An empathetic person has the ability to place oneself in another's position. We say put yourself in another person’s shoes and feel the situation.
There is an attitude of service orientation in empathy. The application of empathy is similar to forming a trust. Trust is a good human quality, but you should be careful in forming trust in someone.
When applying empathy you may form a blind empathy (like blind trust) where others can manipulate and misuse you
You should also be careful not to be over empathetic (like overtrust) as people may use you over and over again for their benefit and it may put you into trouble.
You need to understand and analyse the person and situations in the appropriate manner to apply empathy well. You should understand the political scenario, genuineness and the reasons for forming empathy towards someone.
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