Why is it that when there’s a fight going on among my friends and family, even if it doesn’t involve me, I can’t stay emotionally disconnected? It completely throws me into a funk. Sometimes I wish I could just pick a side and use the righteous anger against the other to fuel me into productivity, but unfortunately, I tend to sympathize with both parties more often than not. And that’s a really bad place to be in when they don’t sympathize with each other.
*sigh*
I’d say that it’s useful to be able to sympathize with both sides–it may allow you to help them understand each other.