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Unseen Struggles: Why Kindness Is Always Needed

The timeless perspective in this illustration reminds me of the famous Marcus Aurelius quote, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

It’s an important reminder to lead with compassion and kindness in every interaction. We often don’t realize the battles others are silently fighting.

It would serve us well to embrace empathy as our guide and use kindness as our tool to navigate through the unspoken challenges others may face.

The Stoics knew it back then. Some lessons never fade with time!

Peter Zafirides, MD
Central Ohio Behavioral Medicine

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