Patrick Scullin

9 years ago · 1 minutes of reading · ~10 ·

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Empathy Desperately Needed

Empathy Desperately Needed


abcd57b3.pngMay we never live through another week like the last one.

We saw unspeakable acts. We shared grief, rage, and pangs of hopelessness.

People retreated to their political camps and shrouded themselves in like-minded crowds.

But how many of us actually put ourselves in another’s shoes? Did we feel the pain others felt? Did we try and imagine and experience what they must be going through?

Unfortunately, these days our minds are more closed than ever. Blame it on social media and human nature to cocoon ourselves in the comfort of those who share our points of view.

But until we can truly try and feel what others are going through, until we can comprehend and appreciate their emotions, we are doomed to stay the same.

And after a week like the one past, that’s tragic.

Remember what a wise man said in 1858, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

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Patrick Scullin is an empathetic adman and founder of Ames Scullin O'Haire Advertising (ASO), and has created campaigns helping Georgia Aquarium, The Coca-Cola Co., UPS, Golf Pride Golf Grips, Mitsubishi Electric, Delhaize America, Georgia Natural Gas, Mellow Mushroom and more.

He has two blogs:  Empathetic Adman (marketing pontification) and The Lint Screen (satire,  smartassery humor, pop culture ramblings, and advice for people getting hip replacements).




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don kerr

9 years ago#3

And sadly the sadness carries on in Baton Rouge, in Turkey, in Calgary...relevant and shared Patrick Scullin
The whole week scared me to death, Patrick Scullin. I weep for my country right now.

Jan 🐝 Barbosa

9 years ago#1

Looking from far away...Problem lies in that the world USED to look at America as a place of order & democracy in a world loosing its bearings.. To discover that it was all smoke and mirrors have been a truly sad moment.. Worse... These images of growing hatred are traveling the globe and others are listening and doing the same... America is NOT hear that.. NOT guilty of the madness thats spreading around... But its global communication power is making it as fashionable as Kim Kardashian videos.. PS: this election year is way more than the typical Republican Vs Democrats... And the whole world is watching...

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