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Tess shook her head. “There's a perfectly beautiful linguistic expression for that kind of feeling, Clark, it's called ‘empathy’; that means you show compassion and understanding for your fellow man by trying to put yourself into their shoes, but that’s not always possible, even today.” She stood up in order to go back behind the counter, but rather than doing so, she reached over and touched his shoulder before leaving him alone. Once she was on the other side of the counter, she looked back at him, her eyes intent. “It's a beautiful emotion to carry, and no one should hinder you from using it in order to help others, but at the same time, no one should expect you to fill God's shoes either. Just think about this, baby, after what you just said about using your abilities to help people and protect the ones you love. Is it possible that you are subconsciously trying to do this and feel yourself a disappointment when you fail?”