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Kindness Is Not Weakness

Being kind, is to risk getting hurt, feeling like a sucker, when others do not do what you do for them. Choosing it, nonetheless, is courage, while selfishness is cowardice, not the other way around. Kindness challenges injustice, selfishness condones it, the former innovates, the latter follows the follies of this fallen world.

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/15/2019 9:25:00 PM

Perhaps we can suggest that 'Kindness is its own reward.' ~ gw

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/24/2019 1:36:00 PM

Hello Jackie Chou, so nice to meet you. Yes it does not hurt to be kind. So far this year I have spoken to two homeless women. Have a nice day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 6/27/2019 12:47:00 PM

Hello Jackie, the drugs were stronger than your kindness You know what.. you can meet someone better, he has a drug problem and you don'r want to have that problem, Kindness is good. You did well. Darlene your friend.

Jackie Chou
Date: 6/24/2019 2:51:00 PM

Thank you, Darlene. I wrote this yesterday, after a boyfriend of two years I treated with nothing but kindness chose illicit drugs over me. Yet I still believe in kindness.