Testing our empathy:

Empathy is the capacity to put yourself into the "shoes" or "perspective" of another.


So, a test of our empathy:

Imagine being "alone", and knowing nothing.

How does one who is "alone" and knows "nothing" get to be:

"alone knowing nothing comprehending how to communicate"?

Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
Empathy is the capacity to put yourself into the "shoes" or "perspective" of another.


So, a test of our empathy:

Imagine being "alone", and knowing nothing.

How does one who is "alone" and knows "nothing" get to be:

"alone knowing nothing comprehending how to communicate"?

Esoteric Teacher, excellent topic. I consider empathy to be a virtue and it is a very desirable characteristic. The people that can most help others are frequently the best empathizers.

You have a kind Soul as I admire how you defend people that sometimes get bashed around a little bit on ATS.

God is the Supreme Empathizer and it is godlike for a human to try to develop empathy.

Your excellent questions delve into the Great Mystery of How God Created Himself and the Greatest Mystery of How God has Always Lived. In a brief answer to your questions, I would just say that God is the Teacher and we are the Student.

Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
Empathy is the capacity to put yourself into the "shoes" or "perspective" of another.


So, a test of our empathy:

Imagine being "alone", and knowing nothing.

How does one who is "alone" and knows "nothing" get to be:

"alone knowing nothing comprehending how to communicate"?

self exploration man it's all about learning to love yourself, to be able to look in a mirror and say I'd shag that.

Thanks GreatTech. as near always, you thought process makes sense to me. We are all the students, but i also think God learns from what God creates, our individual friendships with our creator is what our creator loves most, i believe. to know the creator is not alone, gives our creator all the attributes we know of, when we share in prayer and/or meditation.

thanks GreatTech

Originally posted by Lysergic

self exploration man it's all about learning to love yourself, to be able to look in a mirror and say I'd shag that.

That is funny. i can't say i ever looked in the mirror and thought that, although i have looked in the mirror and wondered what it was others saw.

Empathy is a great social tool. However, too often we misuse it. Not always are we capable of understanding how a person suffers. If we have had a similar experience, this does not confirm we actually understand. People deal with issues in many ways. How I deal with an issue, and how you deal with an issue could be two separate things.

Assuming we know how someone feels, is a common misconception.

Esoteric Teacher
How does one who is "alone" and knows "nothing" get to be:
"alone knowing nothing comprehending how to communicate"?

Mankind slowly emerged from the darkness. A gradual process has led us to the developed society we enjoy today.

To fully elaborate my opinion, I turn to Plato's Allegory of the Cave. I love this, and have read it several times. I recommend it if you are not familiar with it.

We are the student, Yes. But we are the teacher as well.