Empathy and writing are related because both revolve around coming to an understanding.  When we think about empathy or apply it to a situation, we have to understand the issue first before we go any further.  One has to grasp the issue and try to comprehend it well before coming up with a solution.  When it comes to writing, we have to understand what we are writing about.  We could easily write down anything without it making sense, but in reality what we write down (especially in college with essays and such) has to make sense.  So how could we comprehend what we are writing about?  Not only through research, but using empathy as well.

Empathy holds significant value because when we deal with any issue, we should try to understand it to the best of our ability.  If we deal with an issue and try to come up with a solution without fully understanding the problem in the first place, we wouldn’t be able to come up with the best solution.  It isn’t logical to deal with an issue that one doesn’t fully understand.  That’s why we use empathy to try to comprehend something better, including putting ourselves in other people’s shoes to get a better understanding.