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I don't want to be part of a world ... (Original Post) ItsjustMe Feb 2022 OP
K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2022 #1
That image is from the ItsjustMe Feb 2022 #2
Love him. iemanja Feb 2022 #3
Kindness has always been our strength. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #4
🕊🕊🕊🕊☮️☮☮️☮☮️☮☮️☮☮️☮🕊🕊🕊🕊 spanone Feb 2022 #5
So true. LoisB Feb 2022 #14
It is indeed very likely the trait that enabled us to survive as a species. thucythucy Feb 2022 #20
K&R Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #6
Kindness is strength. Hatred comes from a position of weakness. wnylib Feb 2022 #7
"Others may hate you but they don't win until you hate them Walleye Feb 2022 #8
Imagine all the people... Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #9
Wasn't Jesus supposed to have been kind? benpollard Feb 2022 #10
I WILL live in a world where kindness is a weakness... The Unmitigated Gall Feb 2022 #11
Never be cruel, never be cowardly JHB Feb 2022 #12
That Title Had an Initially Disturbingly Suicidal or Nihilistic Tone for Me The Roux Comes First Feb 2022 #13
I just saw him in "Always Be My Maybe" on Netflix and he was extremely cute and funny. betsuni Feb 2022 #15
Indeed. n/t PatrickforB Feb 2022 #16
I have read many stories of Keanu's kindnesses, Bayard Feb 2022 #17
Yes demtenjeep Feb 2022 #18
So true! Ohiya Feb 2022 #19

ItsjustMe

(11,170 posts)
2. That image is from the
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 10:37 PM
Feb 2022

Graham Norton Show

But I have been unable to find the clip after searching for the quote.

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
4. Kindness has always been our strength.
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 10:46 PM
Feb 2022

It takes little and you get so much back from it. A hug, a smile...a tear of gratitude.

Hate hurts us all, the giver and the one receiving.

We should be better than that.

thucythucy

(7,986 posts)
20. It is indeed very likely the trait that enabled us to survive as a species.
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 11:09 AM
Feb 2022

Individual human beings are pathetic in "the wild":

useless teeth
fingernails instead of claws
mediocre land speed at best
No wings
No inherent camouflage...

If not for our ability to cooperate with each other--which includes being kind--the other critters all around us would have exterminated us long ago.

"Survival of the fittest" is not the license to be a narcissist shithead that libertarians think it is.

wnylib

(21,146 posts)
7. Kindness is strength. Hatred comes from a position of weakness.
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 11:33 PM
Feb 2022

Depending on the circumstances, kindness can also be an act of great courage.

Hatred is hollow. It has no spirit, no soul within it.

Hatred sucks joy, happiness, and life itself right out of you.

Kindness nourishes joy, happiness, and life.

Walleye

(30,723 posts)
8. "Others may hate you but they don't win until you hate them
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 11:47 PM
Feb 2022

Because then you destroy yourself.“ I’ve always remembered this quote from Richard Nixon’s farewell speech to his staff before he left the White House in disgrace. A hard lesson but he finally learned it. Sounded like his Quaker mother talking

benpollard

(197 posts)
10. Wasn't Jesus supposed to have been kind?
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:05 AM
Feb 2022

It seems like the people most full of hate, such as those who stormed the capital in the Jan. 6th insurrection, and a lot of the truckers in Ottawa, claim to be followers of Jesus. They have their crucifixes strung proudly and pretentiously around their necks for everyone to see, and their Bibles and prayer services, which they take so seriously, and after they're finished with their imaginary friend worship, they spit on and shout at non-believers... just like Jesus would have done. lol!

The Unmitigated Gall

(3,720 posts)
11. I WILL live in a world where kindness is a weakness...
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:06 AM
Feb 2022

And show, every chance I get, how strong it actually is.

JHB

(37,132 posts)
12. Never be cruel, never be cowardly
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:09 AM
Feb 2022

Never be cruel, never be cowardly. And never ever eat pears! Remember – hate is always foolish…and love, is always wise.

Always try, to be nice and never fail to be kind. Oh, and….and you mustn’t tell anyone your name. No-one would understand it anyway. Except….

Except….children. Children can hear it. Sometimes – if their hearts are in the right place, and the stars are too. Children can hear your name.

But nobody else. Nobody else. Ever.

Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind.

Doctor – I let you go.

Regenerates

The Roux Comes First

(1,279 posts)
13. That Title Had an Initially Disturbingly Suicidal or Nihilistic Tone for Me
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:16 AM
Feb 2022

I'm sure glad I proceeded!

What a sentiment. And what a comment on where right-wing propagandists flinging hate-speech unimpeded by the FCC, weak-kneed greedy media desperate to recreate the hoopla that a total sociopath playing a buffoon handed them for four years, and a surprisingly large contingent of oafs (maybe approximately consonant with the percentage of adults who read not a single book cover-to-cover last year?) have us today.

Being Kind. What a concept.

Bayard

(21,806 posts)
17. I have read many stories of Keanu's kindnesses,
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 01:21 AM
Feb 2022

And his quiet philanthropy.

And he's an animal lover. I've always liked him, I don't care what people say about his acting.

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