Your sympathies will likely be awakened today when you come face-to-face with individuals in need of aid. Even if you cannot help these people directly, you may find that you empathize with the challenges they must cope with. Consider that your compassion may be gift enough when you are unable to provide any other form of support or succor. As long as you can empathize with the struggles of those less fortunate, you can do what is necessary to lighten the burden they carry. Broadening your knowledge of what others need today can be as simple as asking the relevant individuals what you can do to help them.

The more refined our understanding of the individuals we wish to aid, the better equipped we are to identify their individual needs and find ways of satisfying them. This is because there will be many times in our lives that we find ourselves in a position to help those whose situations differ markedly from our own. While we may never have experienced similar hardships, we can still imagine how we would react to such challenges in our mind's eye. The empathy we feel then guides us toward those creative solutions that have the potential to do the most good. Even if the only support we can offer is emotional in nature, our compassion can brighten the lives of those coping with difficult circumstances. Your willingness to commiserate with others today will provide you with the tools you need to make a difference.