Why Empathy
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WHY EMPATHY?
ACCEPTING THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND EMBRACING THE MULTITUDES WITHIN
WHAT DETERMINES WHO WE ARE COGNITIVELY?
Family
Friends
Media
Coworkers
Life Event Experiences
Major Life Event Experiences
EACH EXPERIENCE IS A UNIQUE CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR BELIEFS AND BIASES
The first time you held a comb against a small stream of tap water causing it to bend, and realizing how cool science could be. SCIENCE EXPLAINS LIFE
That time the church took up an offering to help your family meet the monthly bills you couldn’t because of medical expenses. GOD IS GOOD
The countless times as a kid that your family had conversations about politics, and how you didn’t care, but each time picked up a little bit more of the conversation. RONALD REAGAN WAS THE BEST PRESIDENT
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES HAPPEN EVERY DAY…
Family
Friends
Media
Coworkers
Day
…BUT FEW STAY WITH US
Family
Friends
Media
Coworkers
The Next Day
…BUT FEW STAY WITH US
Family
Friends
Media
Coworkers
The Next Week
…BUT FEW STAY WITH US
Family
Friends
Media
Coworkers
Forever
FOR EXPERIENCES TO STICK THE FIRST TIME, SOMETHING BIG MUST HAPPEN
AND WHEN SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS, MEMORIES ARE FORMED AROUND THE “ARTIFACTS” OF THAT EXPERIENCE
DEATH
THE CHAIN RESTAURANT YOU WERE EATING AT WHEN YOU FOUND OUT IS NOW TAINTED AND IMPOSSIBLE TO EAT AT
THE SPECIFIC MEAL YOU WERE EATING WHEN YOU FOUND OUT IS NOW TAINTED, REGARDLESS WHERE YOU EAT IT
FOR EXPERIENCES TO STICK THE FIRST TIME, SOMETHING BIG MUST HAPPEN
AND WHEN SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS, MEMORIES ARE FORMED AROUND THE “ARTIFACTS” OF THAT EXPERIENCE
LOVE
THE SENSATION OF THE DANCING UNDER THE STARS, BOTH SOUND AND A BREEZE BRUSHING AGAINST YOU, AS YOU HOLD THAT SOMEONE IN YOUR ARMS
THE SONG YOU WERE DANCING TO WHEN YOU WORKED UP THE COURAGE TO CLOSE IN FOR A FIRST KISS
EXPERIENCES CEMENT OUR OPINIONS ON CULTURAL TOPICS AND ESTABLISH THEIR IMPORTANCE
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Topic AAZZ
Agree Disagree Indifferent Agree Disagree Indifferent
incredibly important important
THE IDEALS YOU HOLD CONSTRUCT YOUR BELIEF GENOME Agree Disagree Indifferent
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WITH UNLIMITED COMBINATIONS, WE’RE ALL UNIQUE As unique as our DNA, our Belief Genome is solely ours.
INFLUENCE BEGETS COHORTS, COHORTS BEGET INFLUENCE Although we are unique, we always connect and collect with others who are like us.
WE CONTAIN MULTITUDES
AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE
Every millisecond of life, has the possibility
of influencing who we are as a human.
WE STRUGGLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER HUMANS BECAUSE WE CAN’T IMAGINE WHY THEY THINK WHAT THEY THINK
In those situations remember the Belief Genome; the thousands of large and small life experiences that inform a person’s opinions and thoughts.
And then remember your own.
When you can appreciate how the seconds, minutes, days, months and years of those
experiences differ, you’ll be able to genuinely empathize with that person.
EMPATHY DOES NOT EQUAL AGREEMENT But the foundation of all meaningful dialogue is civility and understanding. Finding solutions
to human problems necessitates empathy.
EMBRACE THE COMPLEXITY. DFTBA.