Empathy
Getting into other’s shoes is how usually EMPATHY is defined as. But is it only about getting into other’s shoes? And how do get in to other’s shoes? Is it that simple? Empathy is about connecting with what it’s like to be someone else. In order to empathize with someone, you need to pay attention to them and really listen to them. While researching I observed that different people have defined empathy in their own way, which opens different discussion point regarding this topic. KarlaMcLaren defined Empathy as, “A social and emotional skill that helps us feel and understand the emotions circumstances, intentions, thoughts and needs of others, such that we can offer sensitive perspective, appropriate communication and support”. Whereas Daniel Kieran says, “Empathy is to sincerely and accurately feel value and reflect the specific emotions of another person.” While analyzing these and several other definitions EMOTION was found common between all of them. To understand the...