Is kindness weakness?

Question

your opinions and explanations are appretiated.

Answer 1

I don't think it's weakness. In many cases it is just unnecessary, because more often than not it is not reciprocated. You can be a kind person in general, but usually it doesn't pay to go out of your way to be kind.

I've seen generous people give change to homeless people out of the kindness of their heart for example, only to have the homeless person literally throw it on the ground in disgust because it wasn't enough. I didn't know that posh bums existed.

Even something as minor as opening the door to a store for a stranger. Good ol' mom always raised me to do this, especially for ladies, but now I've completely stopped. Why? Because perhaps 1/20 times I will get a "Thank you," but 19/20 times I don't get any acknowledgment whatsoever. Not even a glance.

I'm sorry, but that 1/20 juts doesn't make it worth it to me.

Maybe it's just Los Angeles, maybe I'm just an a$$hole. But in this modern, "dog-eat-dog" world, people just don't care as much about their fellow humans, which truly is a shame because I like to think that there is at least SOME beauty in most of us.
For example, when was the last time you let someone cross in front of you into your lane while driving, just to be nice, and they waved to say thank you?? I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN YEARS!! So I have also stopped that as well.
Many would say that I am going about it the wrong way, by playing their game. However, no one will notice regardless (except for that 1/20).

I've also met many people who are just too forgiving. That I see to be a sign of weakness (but only in modern times, I can't stress that point enough). If one sees that you will always forgive them (depending on what kind of person they are), they can/will take advantage of you and repeatedly walk all over you, knowing you will just forgive them.

Answer 2

Kindness Is A Weakness

Answer 3

--Was Christ weak in all the kindnesses he practiced?

--His perfection of kindness is here commented upon:

*** gt The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived ***

Answering such skeptics, the respected historian Will Durant argued: “That a few simple men should in one generation have invented so powerful and appealing a personality, so lofty an ethic and so inspiring a vision of human brotherhood, would be a miracle far more incredible than any recorded in the Gospels.”

--The opposite is true the weak in spirit, are the ones that do not have enough moral strength to practice most kindnesses!

Answer 4

Kindness is not a weakness but a strength that is hard to build and quick to lose. You have to have the constitution of an ox to be kind. You have to have the courage of King David to be kind. You have to have a heart that can rebuild itself to be kind.
Kindness is a vast and great strength that has to be exorcised every day in order to maintain this powerful tool.
Only weak and frightened men/women lack kindness.

Answer 5

No definately not. Why would you think that being kind is weak? Showing kindness is showing compassion and empathy and sympathy, and love. Definately not a weakness, absolutely a strength. And the added benefit is that it makes the giver of kindness feel good also.

Answer 6

kindness is strength. When one shows kindness one gives of oneself something that builds with the giving rather than depletes. With each act of kindness which we put out into the world we receive re-enforcement and positive disposition. Those who would take advantage of kindness will do so only if there is gain. Simple kindness has no immediate value beyond the feelings it engenders. But showing kindness makes one happy and it makes those around us happy and in terms that a banker might understand, with kindness we influence those around us, influence is power therefore kindness is power. So if we can derive power from and activity which has only positive effects on ourselves and those around us is kindness weakness?

Answer 7

Definitely not! Being mean shows weakness. Most bullies are mean because they are insecure. They think that by teasing others and telling them how low they are that they can make themselves seem higher and more important. Kindness shows that you care! I don't know anyone who doesn't like people that aren't kind. Its not weakness to be liked by others! =)

Answer 8

AHHH.......The old kindness means your weak philosophy.

Actually I find some of the kindest people are the strongest. It takes allot of effort to be kind. Some people mistakenly think of kindness as weakness, but perhaps its as the Lord says let the weak be strong!

Answer 9

I suppose it would depend on the kindness. For example, if you remain kind to a person who constantly walks all over you then I would perceive you to be passive and somewhat weak because you wouldn't stand up for yourself. On the otherhand, it takes a strong person to show kindness to forgive someone who has wronged them.

Answer 10

Depends on the situation.

Showing kindness to your family: not a weakness
Showing kindness to someone who was unkind: a weakness
Showing kindness to someone in distress: not a weakness
Showing kindness in the board room: a weakness

Get it.....there's a time and place for kindness...but if you're kind all the time even when it's inappropriate then you're weak and have no back bone and obviously like to be walked all over.