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I think that kindness is a gift just like cleverness. You can work to become more educated, work to be more rational, more evidence-minded in your judgements, b
by ppod 9y ago
I think that kindness is a gift just like cleverness. You can work to become more educated, work to be more rational, more evidence-minded in your judgements, but you will still be behind someone who works the same amount but has a natural ability. The same is true of kindness. Of course, we should all work to be kind, but it comes easier to some than to others. I know some people who, in a very natural way, are pretty much incapable of being unkind.
- JoshTriplett 9y agoI'd agree; some people have a more natural sense of empathy, and others have to work at it. It's worth working on, though.
- eropple 9y agoI expect there are tendencies, but it is very important not to use those tendencies as an excuse not to be kind. I've never met someone who couldn't be kind, but I've met (and been) people who didn't want to.