Monday, July 07, 2008
Hurt
A friend of mine is going through hell. I did not know this until recently when I heard him talking about it. In his voice I could hear near uncontrollable pain. As I listen to him, I empathised with his loss and reexamined where I have been.
It is unfair to use the word empathise. How can I know the effect of loss has been on him and his family? I do not want to diminish what he is feeling by making it finite.
It has been this attempt to quantify emotional suffering that has been the hardest for me. When does suffering become a way to generate pity for hurt?
It is unfair to use the word empathise. How can I know the effect of loss has been on him and his family? I do not want to diminish what he is feeling by making it finite.
It has been this attempt to quantify emotional suffering that has been the hardest for me. When does suffering become a way to generate pity for hurt?
