Goodness, Does It Make You Weak?

We will discuss Does goodness make you weak? Is goodness a lost art? So many people are confronted with goodness being considered “weak” but why is that? Time and time again we are shown that being a good, kind person makes you weak and easy to walk over but that is to make you feel a certain way such as that being good is bad, that being good makes you a target for those wanting to take advantage but why do you think that being mean, nasty, etc. makes you strong/powerful. What is the point of making you think that being mean, nasty, etc. is better than being good? I have learned that good and bad are based on each individual in what they think is good and/or bad. Your idea of it is different than mine so you must define what each means to you. Not what you have been taught or seen but what you yourself believe. Just because people act sweet or kind does not always mean they are good, the same for being mean or nasty does not always make you bad. We are allowed to be and experience both, but it is up to the individual as to how they show up and respond to others, reactions are instantaneous in the moment and doesn’t always reflect whether the individual is good nor bad. No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.” - Nelson Mandela.