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Empathy

empathy is the joining of one’s soul with the pain of another

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Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 10/9/2022 8:37:00 AM

Love your interpretation, Bill. Really soulful, very true! BW ~ Mala

Bill Baker
Date: 10/9/2022 11:05:00 AM

Thank you, Mala. It takes a soulful person to understand some of our poetry. I'm glad you are soulful and a person who knows empathy well. BW ~ Bill :-)

I Am Anaya

Date: 10/6/2022 12:56:00 PM

I felt the energy of empathy, soulful, Bill!

Bill Baker
Date: 10/7/2022 1:13:00 AM

Thank you for your visits and comment, Anaya. I enjoy your poetry, my friend. Bill

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 9/29/2022 4:55:00 PM

Beautifully expressed!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/30/2022 8:19:00 PM

Thanks for the visit and comment my friend. Have a great week! Bill

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/26/2022 1:58:00 PM

That comforts, bring closeness, and comraderie!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/26/2022 5:04:00 PM

Very true, Kim. Thanks for the visit and comment. Bill

Valsa George

Date: 9/20/2022 8:35:00 AM

Another well expressed monoku, Bill !

Bill Baker
Date: 9/20/2022 9:01:00 AM

Thank you for reading my poetry, my friend. Bill P.S. I'll be writing some regular length poems soon. :-)

Bj Legros Kelley

Date: 9/19/2022 12:57:00 AM

Short, sweet and right on target Bill, awesome!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/19/2022 6:44:00 AM

Thank you for the visit, BJ, and for commenting on my poetry. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Sotto Poet

Date: 9/17/2022 7:49:00 AM

Bill, you have written a fascinating monoku that articulates how God's plan is expressed in man. God bless you!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/17/2022 3:08:00 PM

A insightful comment, my dear friend. Thank you, Bill

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/16/2022 8:28:00 PM

so well expressed!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/17/2022 6:47:00 AM

Thanks, my friend. Have a blessed day! Hugs, Bill

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/16/2022 2:00:00 PM

So well penned.

Bill Baker
Date: 9/16/2022 3:29:00 PM

From your poems and comments, I think you know this subject well. See your page soon, Caren. Hugs, Bill

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 9/15/2022 12:15:00 PM

Nice words Bill. Linda

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 12:33:00 PM

Thanks Linda, Have a nice day! Bill

Joe Dimino

Date: 9/15/2022 9:42:00 AM

"Together we stand!" Well said, Bill. Blessings!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 12:34:00 PM

Thank you, Joe. "Jesus wept", from empathy. Have a blessed day my friend. Bill

Charles Messina

Date: 9/15/2022 3:28:00 AM

Great monoku, Bill. So true be it! I hope your wife is feeling better my friend. Sending healing prayers your way. All the best, Charlie

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:10:00 AM

Thank you for your comments and prayers, Charlie. Sara is doing better now that the surgeon says she will probably be able to avoid surgery on the torn rotator cuff. The physical therapy 2-3 times a week for the next two months should prevent the need for surgery. It will be hard, but she is a strong person. Blessings my friend, Bill

Timothy Ray

Date: 9/14/2022 9:32:00 PM

so many times in life these very words have altered any course i was upon....and you are so correct....hand in hand thru it is a test, a great joy to walk thru in so many ways....Oxytocin, mirror neurons...these make for great friends when the chips are down....great line someday you may want to push further into....i would love to see where your mind takes it

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:14:00 AM

Thank you for the thoughts and comments, Timothy. I just may write another poem later on the subject. :-) Have a great week my friend. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Brian Sambourne

Date: 9/14/2022 6:56:00 PM

Well stated, Bill. Empathy is certainly a fusion of one's well being to an awareness of another's suffering. Be well. Brian

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:31:00 AM

Thanks for the meaningful comment, Brian. Have a great week my friend. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Brandy Nicole

Date: 9/14/2022 6:37:00 PM

There's so much truth within this statement. Feeling the heart and soul of another, the pain, yes it is possible. Distance cannot separate a strong connection. Your thoughts curl softly around me. Many wonderful blessings to you, my sweet friend from Texas. Hugs, Brandy

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:34:00 AM

Thank you for your knid comments on my poetry, my dear friend. I sense you really understand empathy my experience. Hugs for my sweet friend Brandy. Bill

Vijay Pandit

Date: 9/14/2022 6:59:00 AM

Much you convey, Bill, in just a few words. Well said, indeed!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:35:00 AM

Thanks, Vijay. I'll probably write a sonnet on this subject later. Your thoughts and comments are meaningful to me, my dear friend. Blessings, Bill

Harry Horsman

Date: 9/14/2022 6:52:00 AM

Interesting Bill, Just saying yesterday, although a general comment, that the kids today don't seem to have 'Empathy' anymore, Then i read this gem. Thank you i agree with your Monoku.

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:37:00 AM

Sometimes many people have thoughts on the same subject when there's a great need for it. It's good we both touched on this need in our world today. Blessings my friend, Bill

Deb M

Date: 9/14/2022 5:59:00 AM

Perfectly said….you are a clever man BBH…..Debx

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:39:00 AM

Awe, now your making my smile, Deb. I needed to smile today. :-) Big hugs for you my sweet friend. Bill

Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/14/2022 5:24:00 AM

Got that one correct. Some people can't do that. Thanks for sharing this one and for dropping by my pages. Sara

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:40:00 AM

You're right Sara, not everyone can be empathetic. I enjoy reading your poetry, Sara. Write On! my friend. Bill

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 9/14/2022 2:57:00 AM

A profound Monoku that expresses God's will in Man, dearest friend, Bill. God bless you!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:41:00 AM

Thank you for your mindful comments, my dear friend. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Komal Walimbe

Date: 9/14/2022 1:48:00 AM

I do agree Bill! Wonderfully penned! :)

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:42:00 AM

Thank you, Komal. I'll be by for a visit to your poetry soon. Bill

Michael Tor

Date: 9/14/2022 12:48:00 AM

Love your words in this one Bill. How clever you are to express. Well done my friend...

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:44:00 AM

Thank you, Michael, My wife tore her rotator cuff and I'm experiencing empathy first hand. Very painful to see her in pain. Have a blessed week my dear friend. Bill

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/13/2022 7:15:00 PM

I think so too. Just think of how empathetic Bill -- 'I feel your pain' -- could be if only he had a soul. lol. ~ The Devil (Hilary) Made Me Write it

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:46:00 AM

Ha Ha! you made my chuckle with this comment, my friend. Still smiling! Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 9/13/2022 2:57:00 PM

most excellent, Bill. Today you embodied empathy in helping me with my physical pain. You're awesome!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/15/2022 8:30:00 AM

Thank you, Sara. My prayers are with you my love.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 9/13/2022 1:01:00 PM

Good one Pangie xx

Bill Baker
Date: 9/13/2022 2:41:00 PM

Thanks, Panagiota. Have a great week, my friend! Bill