of care and sympathy; striving to gain an objective view of emotional involvements, but without becoming uninvolved altogether. In order to gain this view you are sometimes made to feel emotionally alienated. You are forced to discover precisely what you feel and who you feel for.
It's difficult for you to pretend to feel what you do not and even if you do, it comes across as obviously false. When you manage to express your feelings genuinely, your inner strength is of great help and a great lesson to others - possibly even in a professional capacity.
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