Having A Big Heart Is A Beautiful Thing, Not A Weakness
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Having A Big Heart Is A Beautiful Thing, Not A Weakness

As my mother always told me, parents are told to raise their kids to be kind people but the world is not always designed for those types of people.

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Having A Big Heart Is A Beautiful Thing, Not A Weakness
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For as along as I can remember I have always had a big heart. Along with a big heart, I think of others feelings before my own and how I can help others. I love mostly everyone and everything and I love that about myself. Many see this as weak, but I disagree with them.

Having a big heart can be such a blessing because you are able to feel and have empathy for others. Many consider those who have big hearts as not strong at all. However, those who spread love and show kindness to everyone are some of the strongest people. It is one of the hardest things in the world to be kind to everyone when some would not think twice about being kind to you.

As my mother always told me, parents are told to raise their kids to be kind people but the world is not always designed for those types of people. I know there will come a day in the real world or the workforce, where people will see me as weak because of my kindness. It may even hurt me in my future career because I will never run people over just to get ahead in life. Although my big heart may hinder me in the future - I could care less. Life should not be about getting to the top, it should be about being kind to others and loving one another. Our world would be a beautiful place if we tried to love everyone and put others before ourselves.

There are two quotes I try to live by. The first is the golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. The second is a quote that was written on Mother Teresa’s walls in her home called Do it Anyway. The quote describes how even though others might take advantage of your kindness or forget your kindness, you have to do it anyway.

I would never change the way I am or my big heart. It really isn’t a burden, but a blessing. Those with a big heart have a gift to feel and love like no one else and I truly think that is beautiful. Having a big heart is not a synonym for weakness because it does not show weakness, but strength. If the world has a problem with our big hearts or our “lack of tough skin” then they have a problem, because everyone should be kind and love others.

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