I 'feel' uncomfortable when someone pities me.
Someone's recently pointed out why. It's an attack. How so?
Pity is sympathy with victimhood: you're powerless, you're at the mercy of the world.
The mind is immensely powerful and is what is ultimately behind my experience of the world.
Pity is denial of my power. It's siding with the ego's interpretation of the universe.
Once, something 'rotten' happened; I told J. He went straight to, 'So, what are you going to do about it?'
He was reminding me of the power available.