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“A single tree doesn’t make a forest” -Chris Bradford.

Every society is built on the bedrock of people coming together to achieve a common goal. This ability makes us unique as compared to most of the other animals. These days people are able to come together on different platforms and in this century, the most common way people come together is via the use of social media. Anyone will be impressed with how Greta Thunberg, a 16 years old is able to gather millions of followers on twitter to support a global cause which has now more than ever before put pressure on politicians all around the world to act on climate change.

I mean not to confuse you, this article is not about climate change, its about the power of the people and what people can achieve when they come together to support each other.

What makes a society different from another?

I’m sure sociologists can respond to this question with several answers but one which I will be stressing is the EMPATHY.

Empathy can be defined as the ability to feel with another person to identify with them and sense what they are experiencing.

Many societies are fast losing empathy for each other and this is more prevalent in developing and underdeveloped nations which can be easily linked to the state of affairs in those nations.

A good friend one-time shared a story of how he lost a friend to an emergency situation in which there was no emergency response and those who could have helped save lives acted like they never cared. How can such a society make remarkable progress when the people have lost their humanity?

By people coming together a lot has been achieved over many centuries and that has helped mankind to survive even the worst conditions nature has thrown at us.

Research shows that empathy can be learned so perhaps it is time for us to improve on our emotional intelligence for each other.

“Little drops of water,

Little grains of sand,

Makes the mighty ocean

And the pleasant land”.