Sympathy In The Five People You Meet In Heaven

“Charles Darwin said that sympathy is the strongest instinct in human nature.” (I Am) This supports the theory that human nature is cooperative rather than competitive; especially since most people believe that Darwin was a firm believer in a competitive lifestyle. Sympathy is a word that affects most people but only some have an exceptional response to situations where sympathy comes into play. For example, in The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Eddie had sympathy for the little girl in the fire from when he was at war. All his life he felt responsible for the result of the little girls life although he was unsure of what it was. It wasn’t until he had died that he found out she had died that day in the fire. His sympathy for the loss of her life was not …show more content…
Canada sacrificed much of his time in order to have his program grow. His small sacrifice of time allowed children throughout Harlem to have better lives than they would have. It is remarkable that a small sacrifice in the beginning can turn into something that changes people’s lives forever. Canada may have originally had to make a sacrifice but the outcome turned this sacrifice into something that has touched the lives of many people, bettering the world. Mock made a sacrifice that seems to be a bigger deal than time but in reality the two are just as substantial. She sacrificed her money. Money is the result of the hard work completed daily. For Mock to give this away to a total stranger is beyond belief. Mock did not go out and buy back every persons house that was for sale but she did make a large difference in one persons life who will hopefully in return go out and make a difference in other people’s lives. It is the small differences like these that prove that human nature really is cooperative rather than competitive; maybe one day everyone will find it as important to do something nice for their fellow man as Canada and Mock