em·pa·thy, noun
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
com·pas·sion (etymology)
Origin
Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio(n-), from compati ‘suffer with.’
Do you see the connection, Richard? If you have empathy for other individuals, you will rejoice with them when they rejoice and you will suffer with them when they suffer.
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