Everyone wants to be kind and compassionate and want to be surrounded by such people. Usually when people say they are kind or compassionate they mean in terms of how these traits are shown to the outside world. Speaking politely (or nicely), not being rude, sympathetic, charitable, helpful, animal-loving, giving respect to people who are at a level below us (in any way, mostly financially and status-wise) are the most commonly considered aspects of being kind and compassionate. But is this really being kind?
People treat others the way they treat themselves. Continue reading
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