Empathy In Rais Bhuian

What does Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther, Mother Teresa and you have in common? What does the modern human being lack that animals have? Empathy; Empathy is not the action of recognizing one’s sorrows but understanding them, Empathetic people show compassion and forgiveness. Take the case of Rais Bhuiyan. Ever since he was a young child growing up, Rais always wanted to go to America, especially the Wild West. He was keen to watch western films like “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and “For a Few Dollars More”. After graduating from school in Bangladesh he moved to Dallas, Texas. After a month of hard labor, he got a job as a clerk in a Gas Station. There he got to learn the culture of his community and city; he was in awe of the rich American

He muttered a question. “Where do you come from....?” Rais was dumbfounded, and said, “excuse me?”, The next moment, Rais was hit by a load of stinging sensations. The customer, Mark Stroman was on a killing spree, shooting and killing 2 men and brutally injuring the other, Rais Bhuiyan. After the sudden attacks, Stroman was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death. During a Pilgrimage, Rais recalled his mother crying to help her son in whatever he would do, and in that moment he decided to fight for the release of Mark Stroman; the same man who shot him. According to his faith, saving a life was like saving all of humanity. He went to court after court pleading for clemency of Stroman’s actions, but the decision was final, Stroman would be executed. When Stroman heard the actions of the stranger he shot, he was immensely touched, he wrote a long letter to Rais. He told him he had learned lessons, he should have never learned; He had unlearned most of them and is still trying to unlearn several of them. The day he would be executed, Stroman asked to call Rais, and on the phone he said 4 life-changing words, “I love you,