Kindness

I found it really hard to follow Ms C’s Captain Awesome post. It was just so touching and although Captain Awesome is so much more than the summary my sister has shared, it was enough to paint a picture of how awesome this kid really is.

Captain Awesome’s kindness is innate. It is just beyond that it really is something that can never be taught. Lately, I’ve been intently watching, listening, observing, and studying some people around me. And because of this, I went back to the basics – you know, the basics of human values. I had an entry about loyalty, in which I had to make a choice. Now, I’m glad I made the choice I did. Seeing other people’s values allow you to separate the good and the bad. The good is not just about not being a b*tch at the same time that the bad is being one.

Who are the good people you know? And what traits do they have that make them good? I know a bunch of people who can be b*tches but I tell you, they have the purest hearts. I am quite surprised though to have met people who have just the sweetest demeanors yet their intentions are so selfish and are so hurtful. Of course, it’s not always an oxymoron. Some people are truly what they portray.

Kindness is compassion. Kindness is showing that you care, that you are generous enough to give up something for – time, money, attention, focus. Kindness can be seen from the smallest gesture of listening to a friend to the grandest scale of feeding a nation. Like loyalty, it just comes out without trying. It’s genuine. You cannot fake kindness.

You cannot fake kindness when you ask someone “how are you doing today” then stab them in the back, laughing, bringing them down to get yourself higher, telling them they have caused trouble, because they were not feeling their best that day. No matter how big of a nation you try to feed, kindness starts with the people around you. If you try to save the world with a noticeable kind gesture, but are hurtful to the people who see you everyday and have to deal with your sh*t, then you are really not being kind – you only seek recognition.

Dear readers, you’d have to forgive me with these rants. I hate feeling down especially because a person’s character has disappointed me. I hate seeing friends hurt because some people kiss a** so well. But, I am happy to say that I am being a good friend, and I will support my friends who have been hurt. And, I will fight their battles with them. And victory will be ours.