You probably also feel the urge to help. No other sound upsets them as much. Older infants react to the pain of others as if it were happening to themselves. As they grow up, they look for ways to be strong. When people don t feel strong, they become afraid.
Cruelty is a way people have of feeling strong.
But even if everyone weren t any more compassionate, we would be better off. Without compassion we can t really understand how other people feel. We can t feel a connection to other people. Without compassion, we can t love. So to be incapable of compassion is to be lonely.