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silentsod's avatar

On empathy and children - one of the things I found most curious which you are correct about, other than being a living example, is that on occasion one can enter the state of the child, find a way to rework their experience, and completely change their inner life in that moment.

To wit, one of my kids smacked into something hard and was laying on the ground on the verge of tears, I saw this and stated "Wow, you almost took that tree down!" which changed it from failure and pain to the thought of hitting an adult tree so hard that it. This isn't a cheap trick and it requires knowing the child and the moment in order to respond without thought in a way that helps them.

Just as you say - it is an imitation of Christ Himself, the original Icon.

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yes's avatar

this time i read the entire thing

if you're reading this, have a good day!

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