Empathy is a gift and therefore many have sympathy but not empathy. Empathy is creative and constructive for action and future behavior but sympathy is symptomatic for that moment. In 1995 Rizolatti discovered 'mirror neurons' by accident in Italy. Mimicry is different than being empathetic though some feel that 'mirror neurons' may give us the quality of empathy. We wish and hope that empathy can be inculcated in others otherwise we will become more and more uncivilized ( a correct word would be barbaric). Roger Ebert has very correctly said " I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization". Love Bhupendra
On Jul 23, 2014 bhupendra madhiwalla wrote:
Empathy is a gift and therefore many have sympathy but not empathy. Empathy is creative and constructive for action and future behavior but sympathy is symptomatic for that moment. In 1995 Rizolatti discovered 'mirror neurons' by accident in Italy. Mimicry is different than being empathetic though some feel that 'mirror neurons' may give us the quality of empathy. We wish and hope that empathy can be inculcated in others otherwise we will become more and more uncivilized ( a correct word would be barbaric). Roger Ebert has very correctly said " I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization".
Love
Bhupendra