As I look at the other examples given here and reflect on my own Christian beliefs, I see a common understanding that compassion or active empathy involves acti

As I look at the other examples given here and reflect on my own Christian beliefs, I see a common understanding that compassion or active empathy involves action. Sympathy is nice, but it seems most folks here agree it is at the level of understanding and doesn't involve the creativity of action. I think this is what Jesus was teaching with the "Good Samaritan" parable: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/10 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke... And, I think a masculine response to sympathy/empathy has never been expressed more (worst) than in the classic movie Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire... the scene probably doesn't play as well as it did back in 1957. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FXW2S_KU4o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FXW2S_KU4o I agree this is a skill to develop if you really want to excel at product management, planning, user research, education, medicine... anywhere you need to account for the human condition.