Empathy

 I believe it is easier for us to empathize with Americans and their struggles than it is for us to empathize with those from a different culture. I personally find it hard to put myself in the shoes of a Muslim or Arab because I do not really understand their struggles or relate to them. I think I can empathize with people depending on their situation.

For some people it is hard to empathize and understand the struggles someone is going through. For me I think I try my best to empathize with someone and help through the problems they are going through. It is really difficult to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and relate to them on that deep of a level. Recently my friend’s dog died and I found it easy to empathize with her because I have gone through losing a dog as well. I understood how she felt and found it easy to put myself in her position and relate to her. But say someone I know lost a parent, I would not have much clue on how they felt and would struggle with empathizing with them. I could do as much as I could to comfort them and help them through that difficult time, but I could not possibly imagine what they are really going through.

I see myself fitting into the big picture of society by doing what I believe is right and being the best person I can be. I would love to be a nice, kind, and loving person to everyone, but that isn’t always going to happen. I will try to empathize with those around me and help them through their struggles and hopefully they will try and do the same with me. Empathy is not an impossible thing to do, you just have to try.