What empathy means

You stop being shy the moment helping others matters more than protecting yourself - Leil Lowndes
The core idea is that shyness is a form of self-protection, and it evaporates when your focus shifts from your own insecurities to the well-being of someone else.

Empathy Quote

Empathy is the bridge between words and understanding - Leil Lowndes
At its heart, this quote means that words alone are just noise. It's empathy, the ability to feel what someone else is feeling, that transforms that noise into genuine, shared understanding.