Empathy

You know that feeling where you just want to cry and let it all out, but you just can't? Do other people have this inability to hone in on their emotions? Sometimes when I see or hear about something tragic, I feel so detached and indifferent and I wonder why can't I fully empathize with these people. I can rationalize in my head why it's so tragic and sad, but I don't feel it. I can think, "Well, that's just terrible." But I say it in the same way that I say, "Well, it looks like it might storm tonight." As if it's just a passing thought and not inhumanity passing through my lips.