Nothing impresses me more in a person than kindness. Not intelligence, skill, humour or confidence just sheer genuine kindness. In such a tough, critical, negative society we live in it is so rare to find people with patience and kindness. It is said that you have to be strong, thick skinned and tough to live in this world. Why can't kindness be linked into strength and power? Why are people too quick to assume that if you are a kind person who often helps people out in need that it's a weakness and something to be taken advantage of. Kind people do not get the respect they deserve and in this blog post i am going to say why we need kindness, patience and the sensitivity that comes with it.
As someone who constantly tries to be a kind and wants to help people out as much as i can it's so easy to be taken advantage of or be seen as a weak person who is being taken for a mug. A lot of people are only in it for themselves so are less likely to repay the gesture. If you are in this situation i suggest that you select carefully who you give your time and generosity to. A lot of people don't have the patience these days in such a chaotic world we live in. People are less likely to give money to the homeless or help out an old lady with her shopping and it's sad that people think they don't have time for something that wouldn't take a few minutes out of your day. Giving at least 5 minutes out of your day to help someone could really make their day and spread positivity that desperately needs spreading.
Positivity is so powerful and contagious that i don't get that something that can encourage positivity and make people happy is seen as a weakness in a person. People may think you're kind because you want to get people to like you, there is another motive to your kindness or it's not a real part of your personality. What gets to me is it can't just be seen as a genuine trait that you are proud to have because that is how i feel about it. It's so rare to find someone like this so when i do i make sure i treasure their kindness and generosity and never take it or them for granted and i think it's something more of us should think about. There are too many selfish, narrow minded, negative people that we shouldn't be adding to it and instead showing kindness, being friendly and having patience for people.
I will always believe that people who make an effort to be kind and nice to others will go further in live and not only in success but because they are being positive within themselves by reflecting these positive personality traits. If people take advantage or don't appreciate your kindness and generosity then find people who do. Find people with the same mindset as you because by surrounding yourself with positivity can only lead to good things. I am a huge believer in good karma as well as bad karma and this is what motivates me to do good and always try and be a better, kinder person. Nothing pleases me more than making others happy, giving advise for those in need, making people smile and simply appreciating people's positivity and kindness. Showing people this appreciation will only encourage them to keep being kind.
A simple smile or a hug could really make someone's day and that is extremely powerful and enlightening that it always baffles me when people are cruel and horrible to others to make themselves feel better. If someone is behaving this way to you just remember they are the insecure ones because they have to make others feel down to feel good about themselves. This is a sign of weakness not being kind or generous to others but putting others down for their own selfish pleasure.
We shouldn't have to change who we are to fit the standards of society and you can have a mixture of strength and kindness. Just because you are a kind person doesn't automatically mean you are weak or not genuine.
brilliant :)
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