Tender Heart--Is it wrong?

There is a child in everyone's heart. If not for this child within us I think we will never enjoy "panju mittai"(candy), stand in the beach waiting for the next wave to wash our feet, blow a bugle, at the age of 30 cuddle on our moms lap .
We live in a society where a man is supposed to be firm, brave, never cry come what may.
At 31yrs I feel like a child with a heavy heart, when I see........
a dog limping in the road with a broken leg,
a small boy working in the pavement,
a frail looking man trying to cross the road,
a disabled person frantically making his way to collect a few coins for his next meal...The list is unending. I question myself am I being empathatic or over reacting to my surrounding. Honestly I feel their pain, suffering and plight. Such sights make me more soft. I reassure myself that life is meaningful only if I can really do something substantial for such underprivileged noble souls. I question the lord god almighty for punishing my fellow being especially the children who suffer for no fault of theirs.
As I live to see another day in my life I get a word of reassurance from my wife that being tender at heart is not a sin and its Gods way of blessing his dearest child with a sterling quality called EMPATHY!!!