The building blocks of empathy

We become empathic when we develop our abilities to mirror others' actions.

We human beings share the potential to experience the full scope of empathy.  We may express it differently, we may take actions that vary based on that empathy, but we can all work to develop the building blocks that lead to empathy.  And that is important because when we are empathic, we are better at understanding others, we feel better understood ourselves, and we are more likely to be kind, cooperative, and helpful. 

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