Thank you for this post @positivesynergy We all have innate skills and desire to empathize, we all want to connect, otherwise we simply wouldn't survive our first days of life. Yet the social order is set in a way when looking after your own interests (as if they are not connected with the wider interests of humanily) is much more valued. Receiving is seen as more valuable then giving. Being empathic hurts unless you learn how to give yourself without loosing yourself. Perhaps this is the most valuable step towards greater empathy in the world. To avoid pain we block ourselves off, we stop using our empathic skills until we don't remember how to use them. We need to actively keep our empathy fire burning. I believe there is plenty of kindness to keep feeding the fire in every one of us!