EMPATHY IS A GIFT The power of empathy is not something everyone can understand; some can't help but be to victim in every story, and fewer dare to carry the weight of someone else's pain without breaking or making it about them. Empathy doesn't demand to be recognized; it lives in the shadows of those who aren't afraid to be truly seen. It holds space for others to exist without shame, judgment, or fear. It strives in the act of grace, compassion, and patience. Empathy is a calling, but not everyone is gifted with it. Those without it may never understand the depth or the cost of what it truly means to care.