Human relationships can break down in an instant, but most are the result of long-term mistrust. Likewise, reliability is built over time. A single special trigger can initiate this breakdown, with all outcomes being a continuous accumulation of small factors. When you reflect on your relationship, you may identify a certain pattern by reconsidering what earned your partner’s trust and what let them down. That pattern reveals my true self exposed to the outside. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”
The paradox of kindness : Kindness complicates simplicity, and this complexity can lead to unkindness. Simplicity, on the other hand, can foster rudeness. However, brevity offers convenience, which may feel kind. Both aspects present challenges. We find balance in contradictions ; that is a virtue. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”