Lots of people have hard lives or miserable things happen to them, but some people elicit sympathy and others pity and I wondered at what point sympathy turns into pity?
Is it when you realise that the person is incapable of making the life changes they need to improve their life? Is it when someone has something miserable, but not that bad happen to them and they spin it into something much bigger than it is?
There have been times where I have felt huge sympathy for someone who has had to deal with a traumatic life event, but not pitied them and other times when someone has told me about something quite minor and I?ve found myself pitying them.
Does anyone else have this? When does sympathy tip over into pity?
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To wonder at what point sympathy turns into pity?
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PhilMcAverty · 11/02/2013 13:21
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