Topic 232 - Is there a situation where it's appropriate to be unkind?
Sure, there is. I probably use the excuse more than I should, or so Hermione tells me when I'm being a git, but there's always a place for being unkind. Wars aren't based on being kind. If everyone was concerned about always being kind to everyone around them, they would get run over time and time again and would lose every single time. Well, maybe not every time but the opposite side doesn't always stop in their tracks because you've decided you want to be the nice one.
Still, there is a difference. A difference between doing something unkind versus doing something cruel. The line may be hard to see at times, but it's there if you look hard enough. I don't mean to say that it's okay to be unkind in every situation where someone comes up against you. Of course not.
I like to stay away from confrontation (you know, unless there's a right possiblity that I get to come out on top, obviously) myself, but I don't always think before I speak. Er. I've gotten better, I think. At least I don't have Hermione sending birds at me anymore? That has to mean I've at least improved a small bit. Hopfeully.
Still, there is a difference. A difference between doing something unkind versus doing something cruel. The line may be hard to see at times, but it's there if you look hard enough. I don't mean to say that it's okay to be unkind in every situation where someone comes up against you. Of course not.
I like to stay away from confrontation (you know, unless there's a right possiblity that I get to come out on top, obviously) myself, but I don't always think before I speak. Er. I've gotten better, I think. At least I don't have Hermione sending birds at me anymore? That has to mean I've at least improved a small bit. Hopfeully.