#Empathy: you get me down, so I'm going to avoid you
#Sympathy: I'm going to help you.

A little sympathy goes a long way in this cruel, cruel world.

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People are often kind only to those who look obviously needy or disabled. If someone's weakness is invisible, people often assume everything is OK and expect that person to measure up to society's expectations for healthy people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_disability

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Invisible disability - Wikipedia

After a 7’1” man was uncomfortable on a plane, a ‘very short’ woman came to his rescue

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/tall-man-gets-short-womans-seat-on-plane-ex1/

A quotation from Douglas Adams

It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else’s point of view without the proper training.

Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 15 (1992)

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/46078/

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Adams, Douglas - Hitchhiker's Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 15 (1992) | WIST Quotations

It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else's point of view without the proper training.

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I am now listening to ENCORE by Sympathy #Sympathy
https://www.last.fm/music/Sympathy/_/ENCORE

Patience is the master key to every situation. One must have sympathy for everything, surrender to everything, but at the same time remain patient and forbearing.
-- Franz Kafka

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