Sympathy, Empathy And Compassion

I think sympathy, empathy or compassion can be received with equal regard by the receiver. I think all three reflect some positive caring feeling toward a person. How one expresses sympathy, empathy or compassion may also differ ..... but main difference to me lies in the consciousness of the person ministering to another---i.e., perceiving a qualitatively different relation to another human being, all three are good and valid and it just depends on eho snd where the person happens to be.