tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205273001704841041.post7877346234844806705..comments2018-04-08T07:44:18.683-04:00Comments on The Antonym of Deliberate: The Opposite of EmpathyTrischahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271302465062935135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205273001704841041.post-58749913889944138712012-07-14T15:30:36.068-04:002012-07-14T15:30:36.068-04:00Hi Trischa!
This is the weirdest thing, but I feel...Hi Trischa!<br />This is the weirdest thing, but I feel like you were in my head with this post. I'm actually considering writing a similar blog post, myself. <br /><br />I've been so struck lately with this question of "Why was I born in this nation, during this time, and why do I have such a rich life, when I could have been born anywhere else?"<br /><br />I'm certainly grateful for the life that I've been given, the parents I have, and the opportunities that are given to me, but recently, I've been wrestling with the fact that my experiences, beliefs, traditions, and ideals are different than so many others- and that's a product of location and timing. Nothing else. I've also begun to realize that someone who lives in a different country has equally beautiful and meaningful traditions and beliefs. I see a lot of American arrogance, and have myself been a part of that at times, but as I get older I want to rid myself of that pride, and recognize more and more that I am not different than the woman in Iraq, who loves her family desperately, and cries out to a God that she believes in, just like I do. We were born in different places, but the same things are important to us. It sure makes me hate war and politics, when you actually see that someone is just the same as you.<br /><br />Anyway, that was a long way to say that I agree 100% with you. Empathy is so important and gives us a different lens. A lens that makes us see how similar we are, not how different we are. <br /><br />Thanks for an awesome post!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842223858765333299noreply@blogger.com