Sympathy

Wondering how to tell the difference between kindness and sympathy. Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. Sympathy: feelings of pity and sorrow for someone ele's misfortune.

But how exactly do you know if one's actions are from sympathy or from kindness, if both make sense? Couldn't one's kindness invoke a higher sense of sympathy, that even though used for good purposes, is disorienting? Just in a general sense. Sympathy can either be greatly appreciated, or embarassing and insulting. I mean, it tends to imply, you're in a bad situation, and the other one isn't. But if that sympathy is the kind that accentuates differences and status, it is a horrible trait. It's not "oh, you broke your arm, how horrible" kind of sympathy. Nonetheless, it may be the sweet humaine sympathy that it is, and on a cold October afternoon it can be quite the chicken soup.

Kindness

Kindness is something I really wish I thought about a whole lot more. I really wish that I was one of those magical angels that my relatives always seem to be. Always thinking about what is going to help each other, and a little less selfish. Being moral, and I'm not exactly trying to say my cousins and etc. are really that amazing, 'cause they ARE human. But wouldn't it be great if I could actually give a damn about someone else's feelings for more than a minute or two every day. What if almost every action I did was relating to how this could benefit someone ELSE? I mean, that would be great! Especially for me, 'cause I am the most amazingly selfish person on earth. It's so sad. This just hit me this morning, as I was making breakfast for myself. I thought of my little brother, and how I was supposed to take care of him, and how disconnected I was from the feeling of care and love. It then hit me, that perhaps I was supposed to actually be that kind of person, and I was totally missing out on something that came naturally to everyone else. So I have renewed my attempt to be a better person.