{"id":557,"date":"2018-01-25T18:42:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/blog\/?p=557"},"modified":"2018-01-25T18:42:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:12:17","slug":"why-is-empathy-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/2018\/01\/25\/why-is-empathy-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Empathy Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The word \u201cempathy\u201d is used often by various psychologists, journalists, professors, etc. What does \u2019empathy\u2019 mean?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Empathy is the ability to perceive and relate to a foreign point of view. Usually, empathy exists where one has experienced a situation that others are experiencing, oneself. Hence the experience is shared and there exists an understanding of the feelings involved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/running-2837490_1920-1.jpg\" alt=\"running_lifeart\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/running-2837490_1920-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/running-2837490_1920-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/running-2837490_1920-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/running-2837490_1920-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/running-2837490_1920-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/running-2837490_1920-1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><br \/>\nExample: During a race, the child accidentally falls down and is injured. This causes a certain amount of pain. When a similar situation happens to another child or anyone for that matter, the child who had once fallen understands the pain as it\u2019s relatable. The child feels bad for the injured, tries to help etc. This feeling is called empathy.<\/p>\n<p>Empathy needn\u2019t always arise through sensing the same feelings. Empathy can also be achieved through understanding others&#8217; feelings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sunset-1129390_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Empathy_lifeart\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1273\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best example to explain this is the one with animals. If the child is taught from a very young age how vulnerable these animals are \u2013 the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts around them \u2013 and educated about the animal\u2019s behaviour, the child grows up learning how to behave around the animal. For instance, a well-educated child never hurts a stray dog. When the child sees one being hurt, the child feels a certain emotion in favour of the dog, by understanding the particular act is unfair and that the dog is in pain. This is empathy too.<\/p>\n<p>So, why is empathy important?<\/p>\n<p>Empathy is important because empathy informs compassion, and compassion informs wisdom. This is required for the child\u2019s awareness and evolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word \u201cempathy\u201d is used often by various psychologists, journalists, professors, etc. What does \u2019empathy\u2019 mean? Empathy is the ability to perceive and relate to a foreign point of view. Usually, empathy exists where one has experienced a situation that others are experiencing, oneself. 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