I used to get hurt badly when people treated me poorly, one look or comment stayed with me for days. A little criticism would replay in my head nonstop, while I tried figuring out what I did wrong. Then one day, I paused and actually noticed how I was behaving with them. I realised I was being way too kind to people who clearly didn't deserve front-row access. My habit of seeing only good in everyone gave them permission to behave like absolute crap. That's when things quietly shifted, no drama, just clarity. I started giving kindness, and a little extra only when it was genuinely reciprocated. Turns out sometimes it's not betrayal, it's bad judgment with a generous return policy. Lesson learned: kindness is precious, not a free trial for bad behaviour.