Being sympathetic has been well received, respected, and even admired. What is the truth of sympathy from perspectives of giver and taker? Let us explore and share. I will offer what I have in mind in 2 months. Have a nice day.
2007-12-21 09:05:57 · 4 answers · asked by How to feel better? 4 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Sympathy is a good thing. Like all good things, it should be given and recieved in moderation.
When my Dad died, there were genuine sympathetic souls who cared,and that somewhat eased the burden. We purposely did NOT announce his death publicly until after a small funeral. He was a well known person, a small town shopkeeper, and had many friends. Over the years, we had seen many funerals just turn into circus acts of weird people who truly get a thrill from attending funerals, whether they know the person or not. In our town of 2000, county of about 23,000 people, it is not uncommon to have funeral parlor visitations run for 3 days, then a line of traffic that goes on for miles to go to the graveyard. My Dad didn't like the "showiness" of sympathy, and how hard it was for the remaining family to have to "tell the story" over 1000 times. His funeral was small, about 100 people who were called, and the obituary ran two weeks later. For those of us who survived him, it was much easier. He wrote the list of who he wanted to have known of his death, and everyone attended. The rest would have been acquaintences, customers, people who knew of him but didnt know him.
Too much sympathy recieved can hold a person down in a negative mode for too long. It can give too much of an excuse to not re-enter the world. Too little sympathy can be very abrasive, insensitive and cold. The key is to use moderation.
2007-12-21 11:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by 2 Happily Married Americans 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who shows sympathy is doing a favor to the other person who has some weakness. The giver is not treating others equally but with equity. You must fight with equals and when the other person has a certain weakness you must show sympathy. The person who receives must be grateful for the favor received. There are disadvantaged persons in one way or the other. You cannot be ruthless and treat all alike just because all are born alike and all have to compete and the fittest alone should survive. This may be nature's law but humans should accommodate the weaker ones also. That is what being humane means. The receiver reciprocates by acknowledging and performing better with favor shown.
2007-12-22 03:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by dr_amar1941 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Universe is about energy forming into ever increasing complex constructs, from photons to humans, and beyond. The most complex construct of energy that we know about is the human brainwave. Researchers in the Netherlands a few years ago found that the brainwave we humans emit that most closely matches the mean (average, so to say) energy frequency of the entire Universe is the brainwave we emit when we feel compassion. Those brainwaves cast out and mingle with the energy fields of other humans, other life forms and with everything everywhere. The course of energy complexity is about a rise in energy formation complexity toward harmonies between energy wave emissions, the mingling of energy waves. In the vortexes of those energy wave intersections, an even more complex harmony is created. And so on. Whatever this existence is all about, compassion is a Universal truth and step toward greater harmonies and awareness.
2007-12-21 09:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The looks someone is showing you of sypmathy is sorrow within a crisis.
2007-12-25 01:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋