True kindness finds a way to turn ill-will back not with a snark but openly, with a smile. That's the hidden pearl in kindness...it brings a smile to the lips of all concerned. That's probably because true kindness has no ego in it...it's of God, not of self.
To me, that continues to be true. When I read it, my heart smiles. And the golden nut of it is "true kindness has no ego in it." That word "true" being the search engine.
Kindness for convenience sake is all well and good, but its search engine is ego. It's less hassle to the ego-led to just smile, agree and keep on moving. The problem being when ego is the leader, we never know when it's going to whip back on us...decide we were taken advantage of, no doubt looked like a fool standing there grinning like an ape, we coulda, woulda, shoulda said.... And a resentment is born.
Our constant vigilance must be keeping our thoughts spiritually attuned, out of the mental mixing bowl where we wind up hurting our own feelings and looking for someone to blame.
Our reasoning mind can be redirected...with diligent practice and willingness. Willingness simply to know and to show true kindness. For our reasoning mind, that's a toughie.
Thank you.
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