LovePrevails Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 Hey this is an awesome idea, this organisation is creating an app so that anyone who needs empathy, anyone in the world, can connect with a trained person, share their woes and get some reflective/active listening to ease their pain. I think this is a sweet idea and encourage people from this community to send a few dollars in the direction of their crowdfunding campaign! Stuff like this could really make the world a more sensitive place. http://www.empathyapp.org/ 1
dsayers Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 When I first read this, I felt apprehension. I think it was due to my bias. Before I had pursued self-knowledge, I actually sought out girlfriends that would nurture me like a parent. I didn't realize at the time that the unconditional love I was seeking was something only a parent could/should provide and that it's only beneficial during the formative years. I was afraid that such a service would be giving people false hope and/or preying on the damaged. Then I got to thinking about how many people avail themselves of things like prostitutes, 900 numbers, BARS, and do things like claim a belief in aliens, etc just for the ability to talk to SOMEBODY and feel listened to/appreciated. So I checked out that link. I'm not sure what their approach is specifically, so cannot know if their claim to want to spread empathy is realistic. But I was impressed by their use of a donation model as well as their understanding of how important empathy is. I hope that such a service if nothing else gets people thinking more about empathy and researching where it comes from. It might help to reinforce the importance of peaceful parenting. 3
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