EmpathY...

empathy... as far as i know this means able to put urself in other ppls position or able to feel wat they are feeling... or something like that. klu salah, feel free to correct me. i'm always bad in defining words though i know wat it means. anyways, what i'm trying to say here is that though it is good to have a lil bit of empathy, too much of it is not a very good idea. well, maybe i've interpreted and have applied the word wrongly, but i still think that too much of a good thing can be bad for u. i believe myself to be an empathetic person, whether thats true or not is another thing all together.. but lately, i am starting to think that i might being a lil too empathetic for my own good and others. when ppl are are happy, i feel their happiness, which may not be a bad thing but when they are sad, angry, and especially moody, i'll feel all that... and more which is, in my opinion not such a good thing and not healthy, physically, mentally, friendship and relationship wise. i might have been doing this for quite sometime before i realize only recently that whenever the person i'm with is in a bad mood, i tent to get moody as well eventhough i was initially in a good and upbeat mood. my mood can change in a heartbeat... and when that happens, it tends to get ugly and usually ends in me and the other person feeling real bad... and thats not such a good thing, isnt it? it got me thinking, why? why would i wanna drag myself down when i could do just the opposite which is obviously the better option. what i mean is that instead of feeling down myself, i could try to cheer the other person up and make them feel better. this way, everybody wins, everybodys happy and i could be a healthier person, physically, mentally and i could have a healthier and better friendship and relationship... don't u think so...