I Feel Empathy For Others When They Have Been Hurt

your quote "Hurt people hurt people" is so true in my life...thank you for sharing this truth dear..it opened my eyes to not interact with others when I am hurting..

@boo, a wise choice that I employ myself. Silence brings a certain peace and equinamity, I find.

Same here. I hate to see people and animals suffer, although I acknowledge that suffering is a reality of life...the First Noble Truth.

Your own experience of life is your reality. All other things are strategies to deal with it.

Were you taught life is suffering, or did you experience and/or observe it?

Do you see evidence that it's true, JPL? There is your answer.

@Gor why do you say that? We're human not perfect... :)

@Carissimi Do you suppose that's true because we've been taught it's true and we believe it... I think change your mind about what you believe and you change the way you 'see' things... <3 :)

@Booboo Thank you! :)
@Carissimi I wasn't aware that I was asking you for an answer, it was more of a statement but maybe you got something out of it... Thank you! :)

JPL, the way you parsed your words: "Do you suppose that's true..." even without a question mark seemed to be a question, so that's why I responded.

@Carissimi you're right. I didn't make myself clear! Working on it... :)

That doesn't sound loving