To identify with others is to see something of yourself in them and to see something of them in yourself--even if the only thing you identify with is the desire to be free from suffering.

Melanie Joy
To identify with others is to see something of yourself...
To identify with others is to see something of yourself...
To identify with others is to see something of yourself...
To identify with others is to see something of yourself...
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We easily identify with others because we see something of ourselves in them. We see something of ourselves in the desire for freedom, even if it is just a desire to be free from suffering. In this case, we identify with our own desire to be free from suffering and not with the desire itself.

Source: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, And Wear Cows: An Introduction To Carnism: The Belief System That Enables Us To Eat Some Animals And Not Others

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