There is a huge difference between empathy and sympathy. Once we realize this difference, our relationships with people may not seem so estranged. https://t.co/49w69JNqkF
@jennicakfenton Seriously though. Or, even a cartwheel, in private, because I imagine very few could even do that. I would also be willing to lower the bar to a somersault. 😅
This.
And, can we also go back to the “medical issue?” Mental health is a medical issue, and we need to recognize these entities that we separate need to be treated holistically.
Why do we feel we can pass judgement on people we don't even know who are living under circumstances we will never experience and, thus, will never fully understand?
And that the media only shows the “interesting” and “scandalous” to the point where even if someone was trying to be rational he/she wouldn’t make it on the news because it’s not juicy enough.
*@jamesmacadam23 introducing self to 3rd-6th graders at church*
“Hi, I’m James. I graduated from OSU and work as an engineer, and I got pulled over by the cops yesterday.”
*kids cheering and banging on tables*