It's a serious misconception that kindness is something that people will and CAN take advantage of.
I don't think that's ethical. You don't go up to someone and get them to do work for you because they are kind and you know they will help you for sure. But being "too kind" is what I always hear.
"You're too kind, people will step all over you."
"You're too kind, you will lose out."
"You're too kind, people will take advantage of you."
"You're too kind, you will end up doing more work."
"Learn to reject."
The fact is, there are some truth in the above quotes but I feel that it's not something to overreact about because I do know when I should be rejecting.
My mum always thinks that I get the shorter end of the stick because I'm "too kind". Yes, that's true sometimes; but I like being kind, and helping people. The feeling afterwards is satisfying; It enriches my soul. I believe in humanity and somewhat, karma. But I don't do kind things because I hope something good in particular will happen to me, but I do hope that by living a good life, my life will be great.
Wish Of The Day: I wish people can see my that my kindness is not a weakness. And being helpful is not my Achille's heel.
