Call To Action — Kindness Almost Made Me A Victim

If you are going to go down, go down for being kind.”

Inspired by an angel Dr. Gabriella Korosi

As a child growing up, I understood the difference between kindness and cruelty very early.

I probably had eyes in my heart but wasn’t aware.

I know one sits beside all things negative, some of which include hatred, pain, sorrow, and death. Anything and everything that can destroy humanity. The other embraces positivity which includes happiness, love, hope, thoughtfulness, understanding, warm and toasty feeling inside my heart, smiles and so much more. Which our world needs like water.

I was drawn to positivity, but my childhood innocence prevented me from understanding, that kindness comes with a price. As I grow, I show, share, and give kindness whenever the need arises. My goodwill wasn’t limited to humans. I could handle the price since it was children who exhibited the cruelty I would encounter daily.

I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to be unkind. But I learned how to avoid instances, situations, or circumstances cruelty attached itself to. I learned the many forms, ways, and disguises cruelty comes in because the feelings I got from being generous as a child were stronger than the consequences of the cruelty I would endure.

Again, childhood innocence disabled my ability to understand that humans aren’t the only ones who will test my ability to be kind. Life will too. Of course, humans will be the ones igniting the charge.

As I entered adulthood, my benevolence continued and began to show on the outside. Living in a small community, everyone knew everyone’s business, so I became a target.

I was cheated and made a fool out of. 99% of the humans in my life, mistook my good intentions for stupidity and it’s not limited to strangers. Family and the few friends I allowed in did their part to injure me too.

Cruelty is a weapon and does more harm than the eyes can see.

It’s like life was punishing me for just giving what humanity needs. Every human on this planet needs kindness like the body needs water.

What is it about Kindness many humans can’t understand that it’s a good thing. I live among humans where the kind-heartedness they accept daily means nothing. I have witnessed how my kindness allows cruelty to grow. As some humans come every day and take until I have nothing left to give. Then they move on to the next victim.

Kindness was making me into a victim. How? Pain asked.

I couldn’t understand how humans can be so callous. I have days when I am in so much pain for just being generous, that I just want to give up. For a while, I thought the ruthlessness of humanity was a disease and I didn’t want to catch it.

It wasn’t an option for me.

“Try it,” Cruelty suggested. “If you don’t like it, go back to being stupid.”

Digging deep within me for answers, my instincts alert me of the pain I endured from the cruelty of humanity. Life steps in, asking as pain surged through my body, mind, and soul, “Tell me, do you want to inject that level of pain into anyone, especially children? Do you want to share the pain you endured from the inhumane treatment of others?”

I battled with my conscience and my instincts went on, “cruelty’s actions run deep and can sustain a life that roars on for generations. If you are going to go down, go down for being kind.”

“But I am kind and is in pain, I must stop the pain,” I argued back.

“Can you stop it without stopping the kindness?”

This question hit my heart like a baseball being thrown more than a hundred miles per hour as I jolted backward.

Life reminds us, “Cruelty creates room for kindness and forgiveness.”

“So, you are saying that the heartlessness of humanity has a purpose?” I battled back.

“Sadly, yes,” Life notified. “ It’s how we allow thoughtlessness to control our emotions that determine how we live. Awareness is important.”

“I am not only aware, I can see the viciousness they share,” I notified life.

“So your heart have eyes?”

“Don’t yours?” I demand.

“Then you can see that kindness is still better.”

Determined to stay kind, “What if I can find a way?”

“Kindness also can sustain life that runs for generations too. And the best part is, Kindness builds, while cruelty destroys. So, kindness will always have a home. Cruelty won’t. Kind suggestions, ideas, thoughts are welcome thanks to love. Everyone intentionally wants love. No one wants cruelty,” Life encourages.

I decided to find a way to continue giving kindness while strengthening myself with wisdom, common sense, awareness, honesty, positivity, knowledge, understanding, etc.

My gift to humanity is to never stop being kind, no matter what life or humans beat you down with.

Kindness shouldn’t be limited to humans. Watering a plant that is dying. Feeding stray animals, and birds too. I feed ants, did you know they mine and cleaned the dirt in certain parts of your yard? Extend kindness to your environment, community, nature, and the earth, find places to put and send kindness.

If you know any victims of kindness, tell them to treat the cruelty they endure as a disease and never-ending kindness would be the cure. But use it with common sense finding ways to stay kind. We know the consequences of cruelty and the gift of kindness. The choice isn’t hard.

One way is seeing things from my heart. There are eyes in my heart. Isn’t that where kindness lives?

Find ways to keep KINDNESS alive!

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