Kindness

Kindness Does Not Change Because of Others

If somebody does me a wrong due to ignorance, I will return endless love to him.

The more he does evil deeds...

... the more I will do kind deeds.

I will always radiate the fragrance of purity and loving kindness, just like a flower.

Every person needs to be his true nature, instead of changing this true nature according to variations in time, space and encounters. A fragrant flower will not change its own aroma and beauty because others think it pretty or ugly. This should also be the case for a person. If we are kind, then we should not become evil ourselves because of other people's evil.

Source: Sayings of Buddha: teachings on spiritual cultivation, illustrated and interpreted by Tsai Chih Chung, translated by E E Ho and published by Asiapac Books Pte Ltd.

I've always known that we should return evil with kindness, but have never exactly knew why until I read this.

On another note, my respect for Mahatma Gandhi has increased tremendously after I read about him in Wikipedia. His views on nonviolence are something worth thinking about.

Furthermore, when he was asked whether he was a Hindu, he replied:
"Yes I am. I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew."

I should have realised this earlier. I now see why I've been ignorant.