"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
-Plato
One thing people misjudge the most is another individual's struggles. It is uncertain what a living soul is truly going through. Whether its a deep burden nesting in their hearts, or a heavy load on their shoulders, they are enduring what should not be withstood, and so why press down harder on someone's tender bruise?
Kindness is the display of compassionate affection, a friendly attitude and a trait that everyone should have! Simply surving through each day for many is "hard" and for that one reason people should be more considerate, and less self absorbed (no one in particular).
What I utterly hate the most, other than people picking their nose while driving, is ignorant people that say or do things that leave a painful scar. People like to act before they think, not necessarily a good thing because by disregarding others inflicts more pain, and adding more discomfort to a suffering being is absolutely inhumane. The major problem within this world is not realizing that being genuinely kind towards each other actually saves us and eases everyone"fighting a hard battle".
Facing obstacles is part of life, and survivng is too but its the people who surround us that will either reach out to grab hold of our trembling hand or sadly force us to dig deeper into despair.
I really liked your quote and explanation Mary :) This quote is something we all need to learn to do. I know for a fact that we aren't perfect and we might have done it to others but we also know what it feels like and thats how we learn that pain feels the same to us as it does to them. Good post :)
ReplyDeleteMary! Your post made me think of the society we live in, in this day and age. Many individuals don't realize that yes there own battle is tough but the person standing right next to them is also fighting there own battle that is just as hard or maybe even harder.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your quote because its true deep down inside everyone is fighting an inner battle, either emotional or physical, whatever battle it is there is one. Thats why us as humans have to acknowledge that not everyones smile is real, we have to be kind to actually led others shed a REAL smile (:
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