After reading the articles above, create a gist on Github and reflect (4-6 sentences) on the following prompts.
1.What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?
Empathy has played an important role in my life in being able to connect and better understand people. For the past five years I've worked in a restaurant and brewery where we have employees that come from every state in the United States with different backgrounds, as well as many different countries (Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Jamacia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Spain, and many others). Having to work alongside this diverse collection of people would be much harder without being empathic, and trying to communicate with peers whose English is often their second, third, or even forth language. Instead of getting frustrated with someone who doesn't speak fluent english, having empathy for them, and putting yourself in their shoes is really beneficial for working as team so the restaurant runs smoothly a