I believe kindness is a strength.
I think there's a false dichotomy for many people. They think one cannot be both kind and firm. Kind and strong. Kind and resolute.
But one can be both.
I think many people, especially today, believe kindness means opening one's defences and inviting the world to stomp on them.
To me, kindness is more like water. It'll move around obstacles, wearing them down over time, erroding them. But ultimately, it continues unaffected.
That's why, to me, kindness is strength.
I think that a lot of weaker people say that as an excuse to avoid confrontation. Honestly, if you’ve seen how many people I’ve seen that have been directly called out and look at their shoes in a timid way, you’d agree. A common default is to act as if you’re above it, but in reality most are too scared. I think that kindness signifies strength in certain situations, just as it’s weak in other situation. If someone treats you like shit, and you’re kind in response while continuing to be treated less than- that’s weak. Very weak. It shows that you’re willing to be treated like shit which a demonstration of lacking self respect. Sometimes, you’re just too much of a bitch to do anything about something. So I agree and disagree with you. It depends on the situation and context.
Kind is strength and weakness, try to maintain it by being not over-kind and not be over-harsh.
It's a strength if it was not over too much, being rude is a no-go for sure too, but being protective and respectful is the strongest thing which means you respect the kind good people who admires you by thanking them and pushing them forward emotionally, and defending yourself or someone verbally because maybe they got their breakdowns etc. I call this action (protective and respectful) is Caring which got all the kindest and nicest appeals on someone.
I have acted against my instincts to be kind because my exes cheated on me and my ex female friends were jealous and tried to sabotage me, despite me being kind to them.
So kindness is a big strength but :
it's also a big weakness if you show it to 'wrong people'.
People who LIE, deceive, are overly jealous, sabotage others by gossiping don't even deserve the 1% of kindness.
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Depends.
Being kind to a poisonous snake, and it bites you. You are the idiot.
Being kind to a guy in the street and not judging, you have strength.
Kindness being weak is when you make stupid decisions or make the situation worse for yourself or others.
I believe it can be both. I feel like it is strength to be kind to a victim who's been bullied to help them, and not see how the bullies treat the victim.
But kindness as in helping someone at the cost of your own well being is in my eyes weakness. Overworking and eventually collapsing because you were too kind to say no
I don't think it's a weakness. I see way too many people who are mean and rude these days and some think it's ok to do. It's probably harder being nice and being mean is much easier since you just say whatever you want (until you regret it of course). Being nice shows you care about people and are polite. And probably many other things too.
I think it can be both, depending on what you are thinking.
If you mean being more passive and kind to everyone, I think it's a weakness.
If you mean spreading kindness, and being kind by being you kinder self, I think it can be a strength, and an asset that will take you far...
Strength.
Being violent and aggressive in any form, is the easy way out. Anyone can be rude, hurtfull, negative in generall.
I takes some crazy stuff, to be kind, selfless, helpfull, (espacially to a stranger) without expecting something in return.
I think it's a strength as long as you can handle the negative outcomes of it. If you're emotionally strong and mature and you've been through a bunch of stuff then if you're kind and others don't appreciate it it's fine. But if you're kind and when someone abuses it and you collapse then it's not really a strength.
Can be both. If you are kind because you feel secure in yourself and don't need to behave aggressively to defend yourself or to get anything from the other, then it's a strength. But if you act kindly because you want to please people, then it's a weakness.
Well that depends on your point of view a lot of people recognize kindness as weakness but a lot of times kindness can show strength when you don't have to give it but you give it at your detriment like you stop to help someone that's going to and it's going to cost you the race that's a sacrifice humans make for other people that is a strength
I try to be kind until it blows up and then I tend to move from a position of strength
I am not sure sir, but I sometimes feel that being kind makes us an easy target for people who can exploit our kindness as our weakness, but I don't care sir, as long as me being kind can make someone's day better I would consider kindness a strength.
Being kind is a strength but being too kind is a weakness. I believe their should be a limit to pretty much anything, too much of something isn't always good.
Kindness is indeed strength only if that's under the control of wiseness!!! Otherwise it's nothing but the superfoolish thing in my opinion...
Disastrous things can also happen if you lack wiseness while being a kind person. Be careful!!!
People who say it's a weakness would likely show up on a personality disorder scale as having something abnormal if they truly believe it. They've obviously had a bad experience and have become that themselves in turn if they've not learned otherwise since.
People who believe that kindness is a weakness are either operating from a place of hardened pain, or lack the wisdom to understand the greater whole and how tenuous the fabric of society truly is.
Depends on the extent. Being too nice makes you a doormat, but having no kindness at all makes you a psychopath.
Being kind to the deserving and needy is a strength. But if you're kind to ungrateful jerks, it's a weakness
It can be both depending on how you use it. If you over use it people see you as a push over. But the right amount can see you as a genuine nice person. (personal experience.)
Definitely a strength but sometimes being kind and not speaking as you find is what allows people to take the piss.
When you're kind you have to work on being confident.
Kindness is a strength. Its only if it's combined with certain other traits like being naive, then it can be a weakness. But being naive can make anything a weakness. Be kind but don't be blind.
It depends , if you allow someone to take advantage of you and treat you like shit then it’s a weakness if you don’t let someone take advantage of you and you are still kind then that’s a strength
Strength! It's so easy to be negative and rude. Putting that to the side and deciding to be a better person requires a lot of strength.
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