[C1] – David Foster Wallace’s idea of understanding what others may be going through is something that we should implement in our everyday lives.

[I] – In DFW’s piece, “This is water,” he says, 

[Q1] – “that some of these people probably have harder, more tedious and painful lives than I do.” (Wallace 8) 

[E] – Even when you may be uptight, stressed out yourself. It’s healthy to believe that other people have it worse and that you are fortunate. Wallace explains that we can’t take out our negative energy on other people. 

[T] – Wallace’s analysis of how we treat others relates directly with Paul Bloom’s thoughts on empathy. 

[Q2] – Bloom states that “Empathy is like a spotlight directing attention and aid to where it’s needed.” 

[Ce] – He believes that Empathy is narrow. Meanwhile, Wallace talks about how we need to recognize that others may have harder lives, and those people may not have that person to lean on, leading to there pain they may be dealing with. This is because of narrow-minded empathy, and we can’t empathize with everyone. Wallace states that we need to establish perspective, while Bloom adds to it, by mentioning that this perspective will be hard to find when there’s a lack of empathy and a lack of people caring for those who need it most.