Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes

We can’t always know what people feel however having empathy can begin with us sensing things by walking in their shoes. I am not sure it is easy task or how they may feel or act because everyone reacts in their own way but it does help to understand better if we think how we would feel in the same situation.

There are some situations where we have experienced the same thing but I believe people can react in their own way. I believe this is why empathy comes in. We can share our experience without telling them how they should feel. Most of all we can let them know we are there for them. We may not know the answers fully but being interested and caring for them is how they can get through their circumstances. I guess it would be called “a shoulder to cry on”.  Often people just want someone to open up to without giving opinion unless asked for.

Walking in someone else’s shoes isn’t easy either. It can always bring up circumstances in our lives that we may not want to deal with however we can be strong along with being vulnerable. The most important thing is loving the other person.