The world needs more compassionate empathy. We are talking about a dimension in which we are not alone with understanding, with the emotion it connects and the heart able to move.
We refer to the action of those who commit and decide to help, who dare to change the reality of others to offer support, affection and well-being.
- Lewis Carroll said that one of the secrets of this life is to understand that we are in this world to do more than exist.
- The human being is also there to help.
- So that everyone.
- With their particular capacity and willingness.
- Will make this reality a reality.
- Noblest and most beautiful place.
However, we have to admit that it is often difficult to do that. Many of us remain alone in intent and feeling, but we do not achieve the act itself.
Through our social networks, for example, countless initiatives happen that we support with a simple click, sharing or recording our data in certain social campaigns. We are very sensitive to the problems of our society, but sometimes we do not see what is most close to us. We.
Compassionate empathy means being able to provide helpful help to those who are with us, however, we can’t always see that friend, family member, or colleague who needs active support, you can even see them, but sometimes you don’t know how to help them.
“What we do for ourselves dies with us, but what we do for others and for the world remains and is immortal. “- Albert Pike-
Compassionate empathy was defined by the psychologist and emotion specialist Paul Ekman, an idea that Daniel Goleman also used to draw the well-known emotional coefficient, the dimension that would help us discover our level of emotional intelligence.
Therefore, it is important to note that empathy is not a unitary dimension, it is not a flat concept in which one merely understands that the empathetic person is one who understands the emotional reality of those before him.
It’s a little broader and richer, and not all of us have developed it very well. Let’s first look at what kind of empathy exists.
The person who practices compassionate empathy goes further in their personal growth, is someone who perfectly manages the field of human relationships, the reason why this happens is part of the following characteristics:
Training and enhancing our empathy will allow us, above all, to always act halfway between reason and emotion.
This dimension helps us to calibrate each situation from a very focused perspective, in which we do not get carried away by emotional contagion or by the objective logic that understands things, but never acts.
That way, the empathetic-compassionate? He knows how to help at all times, offering the most appropriate support in all circumstances.
The most fruitful relationships and the most significant bonds are always based on the principle of reciprocity, you give it to me and I give it to you constantly, it is to know how to respond and respond feeling that we deserve what we deserve. Offer.
Compassionate empathy is therefore a basic principle of personal well-being, as it is not just based on knowing how to help others, we can also receive support.
Human connection is part of the essence of compassionate empathy, it means knowing how to reach the person with authenticity, to understand his singular reality, to accept it as it is and without prejudice, without further reasons.
The connection initiated with respect and appreciation from the other also allows us to understand the needs and clarify what we can do.
Those who have the gift of compassionate empathy are not limited to helping as if they were a savior, in fact, knowing how to offer an accompaniment is an art.
You need to know how and when to do it, because sometimes what a person needs is not what they ask of us, and it’s important to keep that in mind.
In conclusion, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh noted that when we present our presence and attention to others, they bloom like flowers, but it is true that sometimes more needs to be done: we must mobilize and know how to act properly.