Day 2: Gevurah within Chesed, Strength within Lovingkindness
Strength and kindness are often presented as opposites. Kindness is soft and empathetic, while strength is powerful. We know, of course, that they are not opposed to each other, and today is a day to consider the interplay of these two attributes. How can we find strength in kindness?
Kindness strengthens the bonds between people. Sometimes, there is a misguided notion that strength is about being more powerful than those around you, and this can lead people to tear each other down in order to be "stronger," but this strength is merely illusory. Just as yesterday we discussed giving and receiving love as a two-way street, so too, is strength. We find strength in kindness, because when we are kind, we develop strong bonds that we can rely on when we need kindness in return. This strengthens each of us and our communities.
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