Writing and empathy can be similar in many forms. When a person writes, they are putting their feelings into words in a way they normally can’t do when they are speaking out loud. When reading a piece of writing, a person can visualize, understand and feel what the writer is feeling. A persons writing puts the reader in a situation where the reader feels a connection with them and can visually put them in their shoes. This will cause the reader to feel empathy for the writer of the piece they are reading.
Empathy is valuable for various reasons. For example, if someone is dealing with a certain hardship, they will not want to surround themselves around someone who brushes off their feelings because they do not understand where they are coming from. Rather, they will want to be around someone who has been through what they are going through, someone who understands the issues they are facing. Empathy gives comfort to one who is going through their hardships so they feel like they aren’t alone.
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Hi Afsana, welcome to our blog page! It’s great to get a sense of your writing style from this post, but it’s also great to hear your thoughts on empathy and writing. You’re right, writing is about getting others to understand a particular circumstance– so of course, empathy and writing MUST be related. I also agree with the value of empathy in maintaining friendships during hardships. I noticed two things that you might want to work on over the course of this semester: 1) Your topic sentences tend to be a bit too general and in no way indicate the complexity of thought in your supporting sentences. For instance: You write that Empathy is valuable for many reasons, but I think a more appropriate topic sentence may have been– Empathy is valuable because it offers support for those in difficult circumstances. Notice the difference?
Also– review the rules of possession– A person’s writing vs. a persons writing. Here’s a great website: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp