Indeed, our apathy or empathy seems to be metered by the distance we have to the subjects of the hurt. There's nothing wrong with not feeling everyone's pain -- we'd be immobilized if we did that.
As with everything, there's a medium between the extremes which allows us to both soldier through the day and reach out to those who are hurting.
As with everything, there's a medium between the extremes which allows us to both soldier through the day and reach out to those who are hurting.