Okay, Randy, spin this one - often times, people equate passion and kindness with weakness. For example, there have often been times I have been kind to telemarketers when declining whatever they're whatever product they are pushing. All of them seem to think that kindness is an open door for them to continue pushing whatever they are selling. Also, I have read a study In which company hierarchy that display sociopathic traits (lying, irresponsibility, manipulation of others for profit and amusement, lack of emotion, inability to trust others, no empathy for others, narcissistic) move up faster on the corporate ladder and are compensated greater. Look at our current President. He shows 0 compassion and kindness and a lot of sociopathic traits, and is able to do things virtually unscathed and with impunity. Any other President or politician would have been torn to shreds if he or she had done one 10th of the bullshit this one is pulling.
Okay, Randy, spin this one - often times, people equate passion and kindness with weakness. For example, there have often been times I have been kind to telemarketers when declining whatever they're whatever product they are pushing. All of them seem to think that kindness is an open door for them to continue pushing whatever they are selling. Also, I have read a study In which company hierarchy that display sociopathic traits (lying, irresponsibility, manipulation of others for profit and amusement, lack of emotion, inability to trust others, no empathy for others, narcissistic) move up faster on the corporate ladder and are compensated greater. Look at our current President. He shows 0 compassion and kindness and a lot of sociopathic traits, and is able to do things virtually unscathed and with impunity. Any other President or politician would have been torn to shreds if he or she had done one 10th of the bullshit this one is pulling.
I don't think it's an either/or situation. Many people take kindness for weakness, and the current president shows almost no compassion. But that doesn't mean you should live without compassion. -RG
I think you have to protect yourself first so you can help others to end their suffering. Put your oxygen mask on first. Keep you oxygen mask on while helping others. The sooner we all wake up, is best for all. Waking up is a choice. People are attached to suffering with others. It does take courage to leave that suffering.