<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The real test of kindness is how you treat the... > The real test of kindness is how you treat the unkind. Being pleasant when everything is going well is only a warm-up; the deeper gift is giving grace to someone who cuts you off or snaps at you, remembering they may be having the worst day of their life. Assuming the best about strangers protects your own peace as well. **Source:** [[livestreams/Gratitude, Giving, and the Dignity of People Without Shelter - Workbook|Gratitude, Giving, and the Dignity of People Without Shelter]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The real test of kindness is how you treat the unkind. Being pleasant when everything is going well is only a warm-up; the deeper gift is giving grace to someone who cuts you off or snaps at you, remembering they may be having the worst day of their life. Assuming the best about strangers protects your own peace as well.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-real-test-kindness-own-peace-well ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->