I read this on Jenny Lawson’s blog and it’s stuck with me.
I particularly like “than you have to be” because it makes kindness an action.
She wrote that in relation to the fact that we don’t know what other people are going through when we encounter them.
This is much easier for me to do for other people than to do for myself!
Jan 28, 2025
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i know this is a cliche but…it costs nothing to be kind.
Lately I’ve been getting incredibly sad any time I open a social media comment section. When did we all become so comfortable with bullying people? It’s not even in a discreet way, either. It’s very direct and it’s honestly appalling. I makes me think that if people are saying those things to random people on TikTok, they’re probably saying worse things about us to people in real life.
Kindness pays off in life. Hate gets you nowhere.
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I really don’t like when people treat other people badly. It’s unnecessary. the smile on their face could be covering a lifetime of pain, or it could be genuine happiness but how would we know? and either way, the way we treat someone could decide what their next day is like – could be a good or bad day based on a small interaction with little old me. but I’ll never consciously be unkind or hurt someone. we do owe each other something as human beings – kindness. being kind isn’t difficult. be kind. be thoughtful. be warm. be loving. be graceful. be patient.
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