Empathize you or me?

empathize
verb
be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: sympathize]

"I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated." ~ John Shirley


Empathy came from an early age.

Immerse sufferings, terminal illnesses, broken families etc. never fail to invoke feelings of despair. Not that I was in every situations like that, but somehow...I refused to believed humans can be caught in such extremes. I was young then.

Time is a good master of the human civilisation. She was there since Day 1 and still casting a watchful eye till now...she appeared since birth and will be there till death. She never speaks but always reminds, never forgets but never bears grudges... She has patience and she will wait, tirelessly, ever so gently, reminding us again and again...

I regard 'empathy' as a virture. It makes me highly tolerant of others' misdeeds, guarding this arian's warth against aggression (not always though!). But it also cripples my tolerance for self. Like a double-edged sword, the more I feel for others, the lesser I feel for myself. In an ideal world, this sentiment might works. I am not exactly selfless, but in this 'dog-eat-dog' society, it's every man for himself. and having huge empathy is not going to make you a billionaire.

It's still an ongoing battle in me, the heart is willing but the anger is big. I think it's time for some damage control and step back into my own shoes for once. Hell, I might even be able to get new ones!