At the risk of almost blowing my own trumpet, I think I will make the claim that empathy is something I think I've got. I think empathy can be learned, especially when you stay around people who are empathic. On the other hand, the civilisation and the increased urbanisation that follows may tend to 'deaden' the empathic side of the average human. However, if the whole world could be empathic to one another, I guess they'd be no more wars, terrorist, crime, etc. It is something we need more of as the days go by. It is always a delight to read your post. How's the weather up those hills? It's a sunny Friday here and we ain't complaining :)
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Hello my dear Green 😊 ❤
A sunny Friday? I see ... well, over here, thankfully, it has been cloudy. Since the fire we had a massive rain. So, we are not complaining either ;)
Yes, it turns out that empathy is key not only for interpesonal relations but for the harmony of intergroups too. I think it is scandalous and an oversimplification to say that empathy has a 'dark side'. Things are much, much more complex than that.
And I agree with you, as our societies develop to nurture more and more individualistic values, things don't look for the future when it comes to empathic understanding. There is a Brazilian psychiatrist who often delivers this line when the discussion turns to our current values and habits: "Humanity took the wrong turn."
I am not that pessimistic though!
Anyways ... the pleasure is ALL mine to see you around Green. Thank you for taking time to read and contribute to our debates.
Much love to you from Portugal :*
It's always sunny in my place :)
Coincidentally, I'm the glass half-full type of person too when it comes to humanity. The world needs more optimistic people on it. Things may be bad, but not that bad. As I hardly have time to read books these days, I sort of look forward to reading your posts. The reason for that is simple; the contents flow making it an easy read. I once read a psychology book that is an easy read as your post, and the book was called What Do You Say After You Say Hello? First, the title caught my attention, I'm glad it did as I think it is a must-read book for both the psychology aficionado and the hobbyist