Empathy

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I was super annoyed at the large tractor digging next to my house this morning. It was loud and woke everyone up before we had planned on waking.

Then I learned the tractor operators wife had passed away and he was actually a nice person. Suddenly I wasn't annoyed like before.

Lesson learned. Our annoyances and irritations are often a lack of understanding on our part. Understanding often leads to empathy and empathy leads to compassion.

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