You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Sentence 1:Samy says that he has made the same negative experience his son is now facing . Sentence 2:But an increase in self - esteem helped him bear the situation .
Output:
but