Definition Of Kindness

Human nature contains both good and bad elements. Kindness isn’t always the most common characteristic people experience from others. So when people are treated with kindness they are often surprised. When someone else gives an extra effort to be kind to someone else, the reaction is usually surprised, along with gratefulness and appreciation, or suspicion or offense. The reaction depends on a variety of factors including the relationship to whoever is being kind, the current circumstances, and the mood of the person. If someone is in a bad mood they’re more likely to respond negatively to kindness seeing it more as a result of them seeming incapable of doing something without assistance, which may or may not be true. When the motive of kindness
Another time my Mom was in a terrible mood and had been complaining about having to drive my sister to several places that day. My Dad decided to suggest that he take her. She didn’t take this well, she seemed to think that him trying to help her was an insult, that he must have been implying that her bad mood would lead to psychotic road rage that would end in a car crash. Elderly people often have a similar attitude when offered kindness. When I offered to help an old lady at a store reach some yogurt she was very rude and cruel, yet continued to struggle to try and drive her little electric scooter close enough to reach the second shelf of yogurts. Instead of becoming indignant when offered kindness, it’s generally better to just accept
Once I offered to help my sister count and sort her halloween candy. She was wisely moderately suspicious of my motives, but accepted anyway. I helped her count and sort her candy, but also stole three snickers, because I like snickers. So suspicion of motivation of kindness can be a good thing, especially when the kindness being offered requires trust. Using common sense and good judgement should be used when rejecting or accepting an act of kindness, but being excessively paranoid can cause more harm than good. In conclusion, being kind may result in more kindness, gratefulness, and appreciation, but also offense, resentment, and suspicion. The response received is influenced by the person’s disposition, relationship, and the situation. The motives for kindness don’t necessarily always need to be scrutinized, but exercising good judgement isn’t a bad thing. Due to the nature of humans, an act of kindness may be a surprise because it often isn’t the most commonly practiced