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{{a|devil|}}To paraphrase Rasmus Hougaard,<ref>''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/rasmushougaard/2020/07/08/four-reasons-why-compassion-is-better-for-humanity-than-empathy/?sh=51543a0bd6f9 Four Reasons Why Compassion Is Better For Humanity Than Empathy]'', Forbes, </ref> [[empathy|empathise]] is to ''join in'' with someone else’s suffering without necessarily doing anything to ''help''. To be [[compassion]]ate is to ''recognise'' suffering, but  step back from it and ask “how can I help?”
{{a|devil|{{image|khaleesi|jpg|}} }}To paraphrase Rasmus Hougaard,<ref>''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/rasmushougaard/2020/07/08/four-reasons-why-compassion-is-better-for-humanity-than-empathy/?sh=51543a0bd6f9 Four Reasons Why Compassion Is Better For Humanity Than Empathy]'', Forbes, </ref> [[empathy|empathise]] is to ''join in'' with someone else’s suffering without necessarily doing anything to ''help''. To be [[compassion]]ate is to ''recognise'' suffering, but  step back from it and ask “how can I help?”


Hougaard ’s four reasons:
Hougaard ’s four reasons: