This seemed to awaken latent empathy in the minds of the other women.
Vida (Natalie Venetia Belcon) teaches literature at a New York City public school, trying to awaken some empathy for the likes of Willy Loman in the hearts of her students.
In this, amezaiku suggests a connection between kawaii's sentimental appeal and the Japanese principle of mono no aware, loosely translated as "the sadness of things," or an attunement to the power of objects to awaken our empathy.
Neilson told me, "We ask things like 'What fills you with rage when you watch the news?' 'What awakens your empathy?' 'What did your family talk about around the dinner table?' " G.P.G.'s celebrity clients tend not to discuss the depth of the Neilsons' involvement, and a confidentiality clause is a standard part of the firm's contracts.
Neilson told me, "We ask things like: 'What fills you with rage when you watch the news?' 'What awakens your empathy?'" According to Ken Berger, the president and CEO of the watchdog group Charity Navigator, celebrities' involvement is a "mixed bag" for nonprofits.
Novels prick the imagination and awaken emotion and empathy in ways that reports and briefings, however thorough and precise, cannot.
If you care about someone, then taking time to dig to find out what's really underneath their politics that make you stabby may awaken some compassion and empathy for their feelings in you, even if you can't understand their vote.
It awakens a level of empathy to suffering and an awareness to what's truly important in life.
Pinker's argument is surely, given his views in The Blank Slate, that we need literature to awaken a latent propensity for empathy and compassion rather than to develop one where none exists.
I hope this awakens a reflection on their empathy, and they are reminded that sexuality is not just about sex".
