Last week, we were privileged to
watch the documentary, “Love Hate and Everything in Between”, along with the
director, Alex Gabbay and the script
writer; Ms Sara Adhikari actually present there. The documentary naturally
raised questions and prompted some debate around the room.
We were over-awed by the different facets of
human nature, and were actually wondering: can empathy resolve issues of
aggression? It also made us realize what a major role, psychology, human
behavior and technology play in today’s inter-connected world. The documentary
started off with various people defining the word “empathy” and what it means
to them. It made us question our own beliefs with regard to empathy. We were
then presented various studies and statistics that showed how empathy is on the
decline in today’s society. It left us all with a feeling of how we could bring
more empathy into our day to day life. We, then, had an interesting
question-answer session with the director and the script writer; Ms Sara
Adhikari, where various students questioned him regarding his inspiration for
the documentary, his views on empathy and its relevance in today’s society. It
was a fruitful and enriching experience.
