empathy

today in class we learned about empathy. what is empathy? according to the dictionary, empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
a question was asked: how will empathy benefit our school life and then our professional life?
empathy, in general, will feel really good especially when you start to understand someone better, and it also feels good to be empathically understood. it's a win-win situation. it is proven that empathy helps reduce depression, anxiety and stress. empathy will also help develop better relationships with your friends, peers, teachers, etc. it also reduces conflict. empathy expands our perspective on things and this will help our creative process, especially in times when we are stuck on what to do.
focusing more on the professional life part of the question, empathy allows us to understand the clients more, which will lead to consumer satisfaction and that will lead to loyalty. empathy brings people together and creates trust, which are very important.
all in all, empathy has a lot of benefits and it will help our school life and professional life to be much more easier and things will run smoother, not to mention that it also positively affects our mentality, allowing us to see and understand the world in a different light.