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Kindness, When Does It Hurt?

Unpacking the delicate balance between kindness and self-preservation

By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingPublished 9 months ago 1 min read
Kindness, When Does It Hurt?
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The more unconditionally you treat someone, the less seriously they take you.

If whatever you ask, I immediately agree; if whatever you ask for, I give it to you; if I forgive every mistake, and accept any harm, then consider these things:

Some people become accustomed to receiving and forget to be grateful. I grew used to your strength but forgot to care for you. I became accustomed to your generosity and forgot how to be restrained.

Don't be overly nice to someone. Because one day, you will discover that being good to someone for an extended period leads them to take it all for granted.

Many people aren't inherently bad, but they are too good to others. However, you might not realize that the better you treat someone, the less valuable you become in their eyes.

There's nothing wrong with being kind, but it depends on who receives that kindness. You constantly think of others, but who has ever considered you? Those acts of kindness that foolishly ignore cost and reward often result in nothing but disappointment.

In fact, you know clearly that the most despicable thing is emotion, and the coldest thing is the human heart. If you expect too much from something, you lose. If you give too much in a relationship, you become weary. If you treat someone too well, you will feel pain.

Always remember: Those who want to leave cannot be kept. You cannot awaken someone pretending to sleep. You cannot move those who do not like you. If you care too much, you lose. Follow your heart, and you win.

Thank you for reading!

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About the Creator

Emily Chan - Life and love sharing

Blog Writer/Storyteller/Write stores and short srories.I am a writer who specializes in love,relationships and life sharing

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  • Test9 months ago

    👍🏾🙂 nice one

  • Henry Lucy9 months ago

    Nice one dear keep it up

  • Rohitha Lanka9 months ago

    Interesting article.

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