Inner Practice: Be Kind to Unkind People
Because they need it most.
The normal reaction when anyone first meet unkind people is despise, disgust and try their best to shun away from them as much as possible, praying that they will never cross paths again. Because we all know it is not nice to be treated with unkindness and brutality. And it is in our instincts to run away from potential dangers brewing from unfriendliness.
By the meaning of unkind, these people can be angry, abusive, manipulative, liars, cruel in their speech, actions and thoughts. And they project such negativities or poisons to people around them, seemingly to hurt another but actually as their form of protest – to life.
It is only but true that unkind people are the ones that are broken, hurt, in pain and need help the most.
In their unkindness, they are bleeding from their wounds succumbed from previous daggers of unkindness inflicted by other brutal souls.
In their unkindness, they are screaming out their suffering and grievances, praying miserably to be heard.
In their unkindness, they yearn for help, so much so that out of desperation, they rob kindness, love and care rather than to ask patiently from others.
It is just being human.
People seldom see beyond such attacks of unkindness. Because we are too fast to react, too quick to judge. And waves of unkindness just keep rippling on and on, one person after another.
It only takes one person to see through and see beyond the attack of unkindness and bring peace and calm to the waves of hostility.
Just by being kind to the unkind.