...at least I'd like to think.
Maybe my ego's being inflated a bit right now, but I did surprise myself when I was talking to someone about someone who I genuinely do not like but know several do and came out with something like this:
"I mean, it's really easy for a mean person to be nice, but it's not easy for a nice person to be mean."
I like it because it's like, true, or something.
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er- sorry to burst your ego but..that's not true..its actually the complete opposite of the truth. it's easy for a nice person to be mean, but it's hard for a mean person to be nice, because cruelty is so common nowadays and it's really not looked down upon anymore, so people just get so used to being that way, and don't know really how to help people., or even TO help people..yeah..
Perhaps I should amend my statement, or at least add to it.
I think that a nice person can say or do mean things, but a truly nice person wouldn't do such things intentionally, and if such a thing happened, it may have happened because he/she didn't know any better.
Mean people, on the other hand, are usually ones to go about any means to get his/her way, and if it means they can achieve that by being or at least pretending to be nice, then be it.
Of course, I guess it all boils down to is an individual's definition and standards of a mean person and a nice person.
I also have to disagree with your comment that "cruelty is so common nowadays." Although there are a lot of negative and bad things happening everywhere now, I don't think that it's become the norm, nor do I think that it's no longer looked down upon. Sure there is a lot of apathy around, but in response to that, there are a growing number of people out there who try to counteract that, and are leaving their mark in different ways.
Then again, even that is left to one's definitions and perspective. It's also a lot easier to see and focus on the negative, and it's very easy to overlook/take for granted the positive. Even with all the bad things I personally see and experience, I'm also blessed to see and witness some of the greatest and selfless acts of kindness even the most pessimistic person can appreciate.
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