Empathy and Cooperation

What is Empathy and Cooperation? 

Empathy 

We human beings are social and sensitive creatures. We understand such other's feeling and cooperate with each other. Such human character of understanding each other's feelings, views, difficulties, and needs is known as empathy. If we have the sense of empathy, we can take others' feelings, difficulties, problems, views, and grief as ours.

In the present days, people have become so materialistic and mechanical that the feeling of empathy in them has gradually decreased . Because of the industrialization and urbanization, the individuals have become very busy in their life. A habit of being selfish and thinking only for oneself has developed. The trend of understanding each other's feelings, views, difficulties, grief, etc. has gradually decreased. The feeling of brotherhood, wishing for others prosperity has also decreased. Due to the  selfishness, greediness and luxuriousness, the empathy and respect has decreased.

Cooperation

We cannot deal with our personal needs, wish and necessities only with our single efforts. Every person needs each other's cooperation. If any works needs the support of two or more persons, it is considered as cooperation. There are three types of cooperation: voluntary , compulsory and selfhood. Voluntary cooperation strengthens the relation and is the  best in the humanitarian point of view. Compulsory cooperation increases the hostility and the selfhood cooperation develops fraudulence.

Importance of Empathy and Cooperation

As we are social creatures, it is necessary to maintain good relationship with all by understanding their feelings and conditions. We expect something from others. The feeling of empathy and cooperation prevents the individuals from making others suffer and hurt. The other people also expect the same from us.

Cooperation maintains coordination and solidarity, enhances the closeness and intimacy. As a result, the works are easily carried out. Empathy and cooperation increase the unity and trust with each other. It creates a civilized society.

Nepalese society is full of diversity. For the progress and prosperity of Nepal and Nepalese people, we have to strengthen the racial, religious, lingual, gender and regional goodwill and cooperation. It helps to maintain national unity . It is believed that where there is empathy and cooperation, there is peace. Peace is the first need and condition. Thus, it is necessary to arouse empathy and cooperation in the community, country and in the entire world.

In the absence of empathy and cooperation, there cannot be friendship and goodwill. There instead will be hatred, hostility and conflict which ultimately will result into war and destruction. War and destruction will lead the human civilization and human development to a great loss. If an individual does not get support, s/he becomes alone and feels insecure, fear and chaos.

In the absence of empathy and cooperation, there cannot be friendship and goodwill. There instead will be hatred, hostility and conflict which ultimately will result into war and destruction. War and destruction will lead the human civilization and human development to a great loss. If an individual does not get support, s/he becomes alone and feels insecure, fear and chaos.

We have witnessed many insurgencies, civil wars and World War I & II. We have already suffered from such hurt. An individual can have a life with pleasure when there is love, goodwill and cooperation among each other. Thus, empathy and cooperation are inevitable for the progress and prosperity of mankind.