Don't lose your humanity.
War has tendency to make people choose a side. Pro-this or anti-that. That natural, but unproductive behavior, leads to a lack of understanding and empathy for the other. It makes it more challenging to see the realities of conflict for what they are, unclouded by blinding emotion. It’s for this reason I’ve urged people to have empathy for all humans affected by conflict. So often, the most vulnerable members of society are at the highest risk amid war. It’s okay to call for the protection of Palestinian civilians, it’s okay to condemn the October 7th attack, it’s okay to want the hostages released and it’s okay to want the suffering of all children to end.
It costs nothing to have empathy, even for those you may disagree with.
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