It is cathartic to immerse yourself in someone else’s heavy experience like this.
I think so too - I think it makes us more human, more loving. However, I also feel that we are losing touch with a lot of this kind of experience, making us colder.
Imagine the joy you are lending to someone at the end of a tough experience. That is what really matters in the eyes of the universe.
I think this is what gives the power to end of life care workers to do what they do.