It's the plight of the empathetic person that you will often lack empathy. It's partly because you are considerate that you notice, or that when someone tells you, you listen.

Empathy is not a fundamental requirement in all situations. You have the right to feel or not. But if you are the empathetic sort, you know there's so much more work to do.

As Einstein once said (I paraphrase), if you think you have problems with math, I assure you, mine are far greater.

I'm far from the most empathetic person, nor am I comparing myself to Einstein. But I notice my deficiency constantly. And I am after all on the empathetic side. That isn't my doing, not entirely. What I realize is that my natural gift of empathy, like in all likeliness yours, makes life dramatically richer. I'm thankful for it. I do not take it entirely for granted.

Compassion is the air empathy breathes. Without compassion, empathy doesn't do much good. And when empathy fails, compassion is still possible.