This thought has been spinning around my head for a while - what does it mean to be an authentically nice person?
There are many "nice" people out there. You know the ones - they put everyone else first and are seemingly relentless in their ability to help out and give. Yet, they bitch about all the good they do and how no one appreciates them or shows any type of gratitude for their chosen selflessness. In a circumlocutional way, doesn't that just make them selfish?
I think compassion and the true quality of niceness is about giving for the sake of giving - having no expectations or need for a "reward" other than, perhaps, the soulful rewards of fulfillment, happiness and peace.
Just sayin'.
"The rationale for universal compassion is based on the same principle of spiritual democracy. It is the recognition of the fact that every living being has an equal right to and desire for happiness. The true acceptance of the principle of democracy requires that we think and act in terms of the common good. Compassion and universal responsibility require a commitment to personal sacrifice and the neglect of egotistical desires."
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