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How Kindness Can Lead to a Better Life
People are generally sociable. I know for one that even the shyest person will still need to interact with another person at some point. Apparently, we need to depend on each other to survive, and it’s not just in the physical sense. We can also help each other out by simply being kind.
Then again, kindness is a trait that’s hard to pull off, considering that people react differently if you approach them. While some are in the mood to forge friendships, there are some who wouldn’t want to waste time interacting with a stranger.
Rudeness can easily turn anyone off. You want to be friendly, but the other person’s negativity will make you want to think twice before making any sort of connection. Then again, what good does it do when you treat someone else badly just because you aren’t reciprocated for your kindness?
Being kind in spite of what others feel is still a principle you will have to follow. This is because when you show unconditional kindness to another person, you are actually making your life better. Now, how is that even possible?
Here are just some of the ways that prove that kindness does go a long way.
1. You stop harboring ill feelings
If someone shrugs you off, do not revisit that moment. Instead, show compassion. One thing’s for sure, people who act so negatively may have had dealt with serious problems before, so a little understanding is crucial. Never let your emotions get the better of you. This is because you want to build valuable relationships, and to do that, you need to drop any negative feelings that keep you from making a connection. And speaking of connections….
2. You value connections more than personalities
The purpose of socializing is not to network with useful people. If you’re sincere enough, you look beyond the expectations you impose on others. Instead, you value people at their very core. You stop looking for compensation and, instead, you reach out just because you want your life to be made meaningful, by the very people that will surely add color to your life.
3. You appreciate the wonders of life
Indeed, as you make unconditional connections with new people, you will begin to realize how wonderful life really is. Being kind to people allows you to spread positivity and a revitalized way of looking at things. For sure, you would appreciate the little things more and more, allowing you to appreciate and all its marvelous surprises.
So, show kindness wherever you go and with whoever you meet along the way. No matter how hard it is to connect with people, you still have to show that being positive is still pretty much possible.
Comments (1)
Great advice. You never know when you may need that particular person. I firmly believe it pays to be nice. I have a friend who recently had a job interview as a finance manager for a contractor, turns out she hired that contractor in the past and was rude to him. She did not get the job.
Dion Martorella, about 5 years ago