The Fruit of the Kindness: Giving to the World Around Us
Taking an honest look at the world, there are certain people that we find easier to be kind to than others. People similar to us tend to be the ones we show kindness towards. Agreeableness tend to breed kindness simply because there is no reason to fight or quarrel. Yet, when a person disagrees with us or wrongs us, kindness quickly flies out the window. The rules of civility quickly disappear and our heels dig in to whatever position we once held for the sake of being right. Relationships are damaged all for the sake of whatever minuscule argument. Sure, not every case is THIS extreme, but the undergirding principles are still present. The root issues expresses itself through our need to view ourselves and our positions as much higher than we should. If kindness stems from a self sacrifice (as we discussed earlier in the series) and goes beyond a simple niceness (which we looked at the second part of this series) then kindness is a type of grace that we show to others.
