Be Kind Over Being Right | Dear Alexander #038

“When you’re given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.”

I used to be the opposite. I would value telling the truth and ‘being right’ above the feelings of others. I would project my version of reality onto others like I knew what was best for them. I was really trying to get people to be more like me because I thought I ‘figured it out’.

Throughout my adolescence I felt like I had little control over my circumstances, I treated myself as a victim. To…