Empathy makes us human There is a very simple concept of 'us vs. them' in psychology. It talks about how we as people are driven to divide and categorize ourselves into groups. You against the world. It starts with you, the individual, slowly growing bigger- your family and loved ones, your friends and colleagues, your acquaintances, your community, your culture, your status, your religion, your nationality. We are always thinking, perceiving, behaving with these groups in mind, often subconsciously; whichever group we are thinking of at a particular point, everyone outside of that group is thought of as the 'other one'. We think of them as rivals, competitors, people against us, 'them'. We are right, they are wrong. If everyone thinks like this, then we are rivals in somebody else’s mind too. How do we get past this bias? Empathy. Putting oneself in somebody else’s shoes and understanding their perspective and thought process, what they have been through, where they stand now. Not feeling pity for them but understanding. Empathy is what makes us human. It takes conscious effort to acknowledge our actions and behaviours, and be willing to improve them. The world shall start to be a better place the day everybody around begins being conscious and empathetic. #outinthevoid #empathy #usvsthem #quarantart #artful #artforpeople https://www.instagram.com/p/CBI57qppG8-/?igshid=u9cggksbc0iy
