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Why Should I Stop Being Kind?
No, really, why?
This is something I’ve heard over and over. “You’re being too kind. People will destroy you. Stop being so damn nice. You don’t see how mad this world is.”
Hang on, why is it a problem? Why is it my problem?
A Crazy World
Sometimes, it feels like we live in a world where everything goes too fast. No one has time. Ever. Not for you, not for me, not even for themselves. We receive information after information, we’re exposed to it at all times, from our phones, tablets, computers, smart objects, radio, TV, billboards, and so on. We get overloaded, so much we cannot process it anymore. And somehow it seems our problems are taking bigger proportions. Life seems to be this succession of problems, one after the other, or everything all at once. I see everyone around me struggling, fighting, just to live through the day. Sometimes they work crazy hours just to be able to pay they bills. And they can’t afford a single second to relax.
No wonder everyone is so mad.
I Say No
But that’s not the world I want to live in. I get it. We all struggle. It’s easier to just focus on ourselves and move forward.
But are we?
