Why is kindness taken as stupidity? I’d like to start out by saying I’m a nice person.  I like being polite, kind, and helpful to others (hey, I’m a librarian, so it comes with the territory).  I appreciate it when others treat me with the same decency and respect that I show them.  What I don’t understand is people taking a good quality, like kindness, for stupidity or weakness. The saying, “don’t smile until Christmas,” is a serious mantra among … Continue reading →