Saturday, February 16, 2008

Surface Kindness

There are people in this world who are so good, so intrinsically sweet, that their lives are very different from the rest of ours. Sometimes these people are also very intelligent and very wise. When that happens, the combination is awesome.

I find it is not really all that unusual to meet bright people, but to find one who can deal with the fools in this world lovingly is a rarity. Surface kindness is not the same thing as love.

Love goes so much deeper than that. It is a caring that requires truthfulness and clarity above all else. Who would cheat a loved one with lies? Many of us. We are so afraid of hurting people that we do it quite often. Telling someone what they want to hear when it is not truthful is damaging. It takes both courage and wisdom to tell the truth in a constructive, non-threatening way.

Truth and love seem to go hand in hand. Find someone who combines these with intelligence and wisdom

Treasure them. Cherish them. Love them. For they become the light that guides the rest of us along the way.

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