A thought about empathy.

“Sometimes we are just the collateral damage in someone else's war against themselves.”

- Lauren Eden

Empathy, I believe, is the single most important skill in life. Some come by it naturally while others must work to hone it. No matter the starting point, with desire and focus, anyone can master empathy.

What makes empathy so vital, among other things, is its unique ability to enable anyone from any background to find connection with the vast spectrum of humanity’s 8 billion people.

In heart-wrenching yet empowering fashion, Lauren Eden’s words about broken people’s collateral damage perfectly capture a fundamental truth about life:

That the only way to make sense of the worst things we endure by others is through deep empathy. And by making sense, we can heal.

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