I like the Aquinas version of kindness- willing the good for others. I often think its applied today as some sort pf “nice” gesture which equates to a quid pro quo of emotional co-dependance. That sort of superficiality has never worked for me personally. Willing the good for others isnt Acting the good for others: how the heck would i even know what is the good for another when even obvious short term acts of good may have long term consequences not for someones good.
I like the Aquinas version of kindness- willing the good for others. I often think its applied today as some sort pf “nice” gesture which equates to a quid pro quo of emotional co-dependance. That sort of superficiality has never worked for me personally. Willing the good for others isnt Acting the good for others: how the heck would i even know what is the good for another when even obvious short term acts of good may have long term consequences not for someones good.
Thank you for this post!