hello @unbiasedwriter,
One of the things I believe is that in life you have to be as empathetic as possible and it is normal to feel anguish for the things we see every day, but what is not normal is to feel pain for those things we have no control over, life has its own dynamics and this usually does not adapt to our lives as they say "give me the patience to accept what I must accept and give me the courage to act on what I must act on" then let me see the difference.