And these quarrels would definitely be very stormy, because, not knowing how to sympathize, we would, being in the heat of strong negative emotions, could offend each other. Tell your interlocutor a lot of unforgivable things that hurt him to the core.

In other words, compassion and empathy keep us from being cruel to others. On the contrary, these qualities make it possible to feel someone else's pain and experience it as your own. Empathizing with others, we often show them true mercy and unselfishly do good deeds. Many of us get involved in charity work and volunteer work.

Thus, the capacity for compassion and empathy unites us. It provides an opportunity to provide support to all those who need help: orphans, the sick and the elderly, homeless animals. This strengthens our society, makes it healthier and stronger, and makes us less callous and selfish.