Topic：What example does Dr. Peale give to show what empathy is?

Topic：What example does Dr. Peale give to show what empathy is?

Empathy is one of the ingredients of courtesy. It is a quality that enables a person to see into the mind or heart of someone else, to understand the pain or unhappiness and to do something to minimize it. Dr. Peale gave a good example as follows. In a famous restaurant t a man dining alone, was trying to unscrew the cap of a bottle of catsup, but his fingers were so badly crippled by arthritis that he couldn't do it. He asked a young busboy to help him. It was easy for the boy to do so. But he feigned a great effort to open the bottle without success. Then he took it to the kitchen and returned shortly, saying that he had managed to loosen it with a pair of pliers. This example shows that the boy, for the sake of courtesy, compassionate courtesy took much trouble to spare the feelings of a stranger.