What other factors besides fear, peer pressure, hipness & insecurity could make KINDNESS appear CORNY to some?
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Kindness is a fruit of a regenerated spirit. Unfortunately, it is easily misinterpreted as naivety.
Those who consider themselves strong, independent, and self-sufficient are prone toward having a hard time with kindness. What such persons lack is humility and the humbleness of spirit to understand how fragile strength and ability is and how quickly it can be lost. They imagine that if tragedy were to befall them they would "just end it all" and "not burden anyone" with their troubles. That is the height of pride, vanity, and arrogance. To refuse to allow yourself to be the subject of kindness is to deny someone an opportunity to be kind. It might not be a position you want to be in, but it might be a position you are needed to be in.
Each of us has a garden to tend, and we are responsible to keep out destructive influences which might diminish our harvest. But the one piece of the Great Puzzle that none of us has is the knowledge of just exactly what our harvest is meant to yield in the first place. We certainly cannot afford to allow a bunch of freeloading parasites to destroy our gardens. There are times when 'tough love' is the best love. But an attitude of love needs to be the guiding motivation in regulating interpersonal behaviors; not fear, hate, greed, or guilt - and certainly not pride.
The jungle is a world without kindness. You cannot rest in the jungle without being consumed. A garden should be a place of restfulness. You must be a good steward - see to your chores, and remain vigilant - but if you're on the job it should provide rest and refreshing. The presence of kindness is what will make the difference. You reap what you sow. If you sow kindness into your garden, it will come back to you.
A deceived person who has turned his garden into a jungle will shun kindness, considering it a sign of weakness. That is a tragedy.
Acting.
My only regret in the theatre is that I could never sit out front and watch me. - John Barrymore
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting
'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting.
- Oliver Goldsmith, Retaliation (l. 101)
The sensitive type are usually the ones that portray this type of kindness. It's not a bad thing. You'll be fine.
Cynicism
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How about guilt? Or self-doubt, which I suppose goes along with insecurity. Good question.
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