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One should know when to stop...

...empathizing with the dead!

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Romana Shaikh
May 29, 2024
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My father taught me how to empathize, not just with the people but with the objects, too.

His purpose must have been to make me kind to people and understand their point of views, and this is precisely how I started. He never said that I should act on my emotions of empathy. It was I who decided to use my newfound virtue of empathy in real life.

I start…

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