I get it all the time. I'm sweet, kind, and so nice. We are rare. We fall quick and would do anything to make someone happy even if it means putting others before us. We are the ones everyone hopes to have. The ones who buy flowers, write cheesy love letters, see not just beauty on the outside, but also within a person, the ones who would drop whatever they are doing without batting an eye.
Unfortunately, we are rare. Too many times our kindness is taken for weakness. It's taken advantage of and in the end our big heart seems to be torn to pieces. Because we have such a big heart its hard to understand how we could care so much and another person can just crumble it and throw it away and feel no remorse. It happens too often. And because of this mistreatment we feel the need to become more cold and closed off when it comes to the next person we try to share our heart with. We start to build walls. Because when you've opened up so much with someone only to be pushed aside its hard to keep the kindness. It's hard to feel like the next person won't just do the same thing. Well, don't. Keep your compassion, and keep your big heart, but don't ever let someone take your kindness for weakness. You are strong, and you know what you deserve!
And to the ones who take advantage of our good hearts: you made a mistake. We saw the best in you and all you saw was someone you could easily throw away for something "better." You may find someone more attractive, or more wealthy, but you will never be able to replace the acts of kindness we treated you with. Those flowers we always surprised you with? Well, they are no more, but at least you found someone better, right? How we never let you forget you were beautiful? Well, those have dwindled, but that okay because you found someone better. But did you find someone better? Or could you just not handle being treated so great? You dropped our good heart in the dust like it was nothing for someone "better." For someone who only sees you for your outward beauty. For someone looking for a good time. And while you were out looking for that better someone we were still here caring even when we knew we deserved better.
To the ones with the biggest hearts who don't seem to get reciprocated feelings: don't change. You may have been hurt time and time again, but trust in the process. Don't let those who weren't worthy of your good heart break you down. Keep that kindness and compassion, because one day someone will come around and see all the beauty in you and not take advantage of it, but rather be grateful for the chance to meet someone like you.
Just remember, never lose that big heart of yours, but don't ever let someone take that kindness for weakness. You deserve just as much as you give. Never settle for less!
