(05-31-2021, 06:20 PM)Ming the Merciful Wrote: ...Everybody should be treated equally, (no matter their status). Then it becomes unconditional.
Yes indeed. Kindness can only be genuine if it is unconditional.
Being kind is a state of being. The choice is in being in that state or not. It is not a reaction you have where you choose from moment to moment if you'll react with kindness or not depending on the stimuli you are reacting to. If you are genuinely kind, kindness will be part of your reaction to all catalysts. This, of course, includes kindness towards the self.