Who Am I Without Empathy?
Who Am I Without Empathy? "Sometimes, I get tired of understanding people deeply. I had a day when I was just too tired to care about anyone... or maybe I get tired of caring for someone, and then when it comes to me, no one bats an eye." I know, I know. You'll probably think that empathy is a free feeling that doesn't need a reward. Yes, that's why I don't like people who don't have it . Normally, these kinds of people are the ones I’ve known. Of course, I know them—that’s why it’s disheartening to realise they’re apathetic . Not to be a hypocrite, but for me, this value feels like a basic courtesy people should have. I hate to think that the people who surround me, and whom I love, don’t have a care in the world. I feel so deeply to the point that I cry most of the time , even over the smallest things. And then, the people I call friends laugh at me or mock me because I’m sensitive. It’s sad—because I feel sorry for them, I care for others, and yet the...