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I tend to agree with SpheresOfBalance. I believe Empathy is a function of being hurt either physically or mentally. One can usually only experience it if they can identify with it. The pain in question doesn't necessarily have to be of the same type for you to recognize it, but something similar hel...

In my view dreams are just dreams; the unconscious doing a back-up. Sometimes we are aware of this and we remember our dream, or we are unaware of it where we don‘t remember our dream. But this ‘back-up’ takes place every time we sleep. If a person is perhaps at a turning point in their life or is s...

Hi! Just saying hello. Looking forward to reading and participating in discussions.