My answer would be my cat too. He was abused and is blind in one eye, and has one messed up ear and scars. He's slowly becoming a normal cat because of all the love he gets at home since he was adopted. I also have two pet rats I shower with affection and they have no fear and are always safe. That actually makes me feel so good.
And yesterday I gave empathy to a friend who didn't want to tell me what happened, but just needed someone to be kind to him.