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yossarian · 02-07-2007, 10:24 AM

I think it's possible to care about people, to love them, to have empathy without actually associating with people.

I'm a bit catatonic which makes socializing naturally kind of nonexistent. I'm not yet convinced that being naturally anti-social is necessarily a bad thing.

Basically what i'm saying is you don't have to be a social butterfly to have compassion, love, and empathy. But those qualities certainly help if you want to be a social butterfly.

02-07-2007, 10:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
yossarian Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 851	I think it's possible to care about people, to love them, to have empathy without actually associating with people. I'm a bit catatonic which makes socializing naturally kind of nonexistent. I'm not yet convinced that being naturally anti-social is necessarily a bad thing. Basically what i'm saying is you don't have to be a social butterfly to have compassion, love, and empathy. But those qualities certainly help if you want to be a social butterfly.