If you really want to help someone in need , Empathize and not Sympathize .
Sympathy in most cases is a spectator from a distance whereas Empathy gives you a ring side view . Sympathy acknowledges the problem ,Empathy leads to solving the problem . While Sympathy is just a reaction , Empathy leads to quick action . Sympathy notices the iceberg, Empathy uncovers what lies beneath it .
While Sympathizing with others may be more comforting for you (low effort self -rationalizion) ,Empathizing in true sense is comforting for others . Sympathy is vicarious , Empathy is real !! Where sympathy ends , empathy starts !
So given a chance , always empathize !
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