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(Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Sympathy vs Empathy. The distinction between both is either razor thin or gulf wide, depending on which side you stand on. From Sympathy's side, empathy looks like a step away, two sides of the same coin. Because from Sympathy, all that can be seen are the similarities. Sympathy wants to be on the same side. Sympathy feels that same. From Empathy's side, Sympathy is an ocean away. The similarities can be seen from Empathy but they can't and won't be reached. Empathy has the burden of doing what is necessary, what is right. It knows the hurt now but always compares that with the pain to come if what is right is not done. It's not without emotion but can only make the landing softer from the fall. Related articles Apathy for Empathy Friendship and empathy blurred lines of sympathy & empathy The Word: Empathy Empathy

_blame. (Photo credit: bass_nroll ) .. so why not use that to your advantage. Blame is only useful if used positively, like to solve a problem or prevent one from happening again. Or to change one's attitude through repentance. It's a form of time. Blame found too early can shift the focus away from solving the problem. Too late and it'll  be just that: too late. Therein lies the answer. If you find the blame too early, use the information from it to solve the problem. Find it too late, make sure the people to blame can't make the same mistake again. Related articles Blame is timeless. It can be done any time. Cyber-bullying: Why we're all to blame Our own uptightness: lame blame = government, food, motorcars, yadda, yadda, yadda... The "Scale of Accountability" Again

(Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Life is full of trouble. Once you've accept this, it'll be much easier dealing with life. Life is definitely not like the TV. Everything does not always work out alright in the end. Everyone doesn't get what they deserve. People are not always the same every day. Tomorrow will be different than today. The story ends at the top of the hour. But Life goes on. Oddly enough, I thought of this when preparing to give a talk on how important planning is. It would be a given that planning is a good thing but in reality most people don't know how.Worse of all most people think that the opposite of planning is excitement. They end up living by the seat of their pants. Which could be good for them but not for the people around them. Spontaneity is ok to start with. It may point to a direction. You may even know where you want to go. So prepare for the journey and to learn from it.

Sharing (Photo credit: courosa ) Some people demand respect before they will share thier knowledge. I learn all the time and I respect others by default. That makes it easier for me to constantly learn But you will loose that respect the moment you don't recognize that I'd given you respect and instead demand of it regardless whether it has been given or not. From you, i don't think there is much useful to learn.

Entertaining Boo 276/365 (Photo credit: @Dave ) We can prepare by amassing quantities of stuff. These things, ideas, notions, repartee.. whatever. We keep them with the hopes of using them one day. Sometimes we limit ourselves to situations that we know that what we have prepared will be of use. But why limit ourselves that way. When we learn to use what we have or what we have around us, we free ourselves. When you can use what ever you have to, it makes us prepared for all situations.

English: Two persons shaking hand (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I never really understood 'gentlemen's agreement'. It assumes that both parties will act gentlemanly, honoring an unwritten pact. This is bound to fail because as human beings, we are subject to change and will change eventually. That change will make one party realize the advantage of not continuing to honor the agreement. Add to that the idea that going back against something that is unwritten is much like going against nothing at all and you have a recipe for failure.