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In the second example, the empathetic observer seeks to affirm the victim’s feelings and joins the victim in the problem. “Suffering together” takes priority over problem-solving.
“Sympathy willingly joins with sufferers in their pain. Empathy makes their suffering our own in a more universal and totalizing way.”
― The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits
― The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits
“Bitterness is a root. If roots are nursed—watered, protected, fed, and given attention—they increase in depth and strength. If not dealt with quickly, roots are hard to pull up. The strength of the offense will continue to grow. We are therefore exhorted not to let the sun go down on our wrath. (See Ephesians 4:26.) Now instead of the fruit of righteousness being produced, we will see a harvest of anger, resentment, jealousy, hatred, strife, and discord. Jesus called these evil fruits.”
― The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense
― The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense
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