Empathy Lyrics

Fear, or rage, or tenderness, or confusion, or whatever

That he or she is experiencing

The way of being with another person

Which is termed empathic has several facets

It means entering the private perceptual world of the other

And becoming thoroughly at home in it

Being sensitive moment to moment

To the changing felt meanings

Which flow in this other person

Fear, or rage, or tenderness, or confusion, or whatever

That he or she is experiencing

It means temporarily living in his life,

Moving about in it delicately without making judgments

Sensing meanings of which he is scarcely aware

But not trying to uncover feelings of which he is totally unaware

Since this would be too threatening

It includes communicating your sensings of his world

As you look with fresh and unfrightened eyes

At elements of which he is fearful

It means frequently checking with him

As to the accuracy of your sensings

And being guided by his responses

By pointing to the possible meanings

In the flow of his or her experiencing

You help him to focus on this useful type of reference

To experience his meanings more fully

And to move forward in his or her experiencing

Fear, or rage, or tenderness, or confusion, or whatever

That he or she is experiencing

Fear, or rage, or tenderness, or confusion, or whatever

That he or she is experiencing

Fear, or rage, or tenderness, or confusion, or whatever

That he or she is experiencing