Kindness is the quality or an act of being considerate, thoughtful in your dealings towards others. It means treating others with respect and empathy.

In today’s world, it is difficult to be kind. The world currently thrives in a culture where individuals live on survival mode. When one is in competition for survival, it is difficult to be kind.

Survival mode is the primal instinct of any specie. All creatures are born with the instinct to survive at all costs. However, survival mode is the lowest form of the human instinct, and the highest form being empathy.

Do Not Confuse Kindness With Weakness

It is true, that one of the major reasons it is difficult to be kind in the world of today, is because most individuals often confuse kindness for weakness, so kind individuals tend to attract a lot of users and manipulators. Even the purest of souls, after experiencing multiple betrayal of trust, could shut their hearts and become sour.

The idea that kindness is weakness, is far from the truth, because it is in fact the opposite of it. It takes courage to be kind. It takes deep understanding to be kind. Kind individuals are not weak people, in fact only a strong person can be kind. It takes high level of discipline and morality to be kind, one that cannot be afforded by weak people.

A kind individual is one who has been through hell yet still decides to be kind. A kind individual is one who sees the evil in the world, and has deep understanding of the human nature. They are not kind because they have to, but because they want to.

This is the highest form of the human nature, a super power.

©️ Victor E. Ojei, 2025.