Even if gentle, we need to stand up for ourselves to be wise.

Even if gentle, we need to stand up for ourselves to be wise.
There will always be more selfish and more selfless behaviour. Selfless people need to learn to manage the selfish ones.
By treating others as special, and being curious about them, we can escape our own selfishness.
Managing our reputation is reasonable. But we can become excessively self-protective, and fall out socially. We can train ourselves into better habits.
We don’t have to be grand in our giving. Even small acts of kindness can have great consequences.
Anger and anxiety are based on an illusory, egoic view of the self. If we can lose this false sense of self, we can reduce our anxiety and anger.