"In a world that's often unnecessarily cruel, strive to be unfailingly kind." ---C. Marie Byars
Our diverse population in the United States means that we will likely be in contact with a variety of people in our neighborhoods, jobs, and various volunteer endeavors. Our engagement in social media puts in contact with diverse people from around the world. In addition, we may experience conflict with those most similar to ourselves, namely our families.
We have to swallow our pride to be kind when others are not. Some people take this as weakness. But it takes real strength of character to be kind when others are not. (This does not imply the need to be a "pushover" and accept terrible behavior, especially on an ongoing basis, from someone who's ruthless or cruel. But we can move through a lot of the one-off instances of others' unkindness without responding in kind and take down the temperature of the interaction.)
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