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Empathy and Compassion

In the polarized world these days, more than ever, we need empathy and compassion. Empathy and compassion are an essential part of being human; it is the basis of our morality. It is one of the traits which puts us aside from animals. It makes us civilized people instead of savages. Empathy and compassion are so important; we even make a hormone for it, oxytocin. Compassion is part of humanity and is a necessity.

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