>>1218You can be kind without being cruel but you can't be honest without being cruel sometimes, and some times to be kind you need to be honest.
That is why people respect people who "keep it real", because despite the content they will kept it real with you, even if its not what you want to hear.
Also being kind depends on the context and culture of the place, it is not universal unlike truth.
To be a U.S Sniper you have to go through grueling training and borderline mental and physical torture.
Is it kind? No. Is it cruel? Also No.
But its most definitely real, and when those people come to the "real" world, their definitions of being kind might not be the same as yours, But the truth doesn't change.
It might be kind to tell a drug addict that a good chunk of their problems are created by the drugs they take or you might just want to be cruel, Does it matter if they forsake their usage?
Is it kind to tell an addict that is screaming in the bus to leave?
They might've gotten addicted because they liked to party in college or because they are child soldiers with severe trauma. But the reality doesn't change, they are still addicts and they still screaming.
It would be kind to the people on the bus for him to leave, but it wouldn't be kind to him to get kicked out especially if he has major traumas and uses drugs as an escape.
Being kind sometimes requires doing things that can be considered cruel but they might not be intentionally cruel and even if they are, they are still kind.
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