This Goethe quote sounds beautiful, but it oversimplifies how people actually perceive the world.Because in reality, it often works the other way around:

✦ Someone who carries kindness inside doesn’t dissolve into rainbows.They notice how much cruelty there is, because it cuts deeper.

✦ Someone who loves — feels all the indifference, because it breaks them.

✦ Someone who is honest — painfully senses the lies, because they contrast so sharply.

✦ And someone filled with darkness — mistakes other people’s kindness for weakness, and only sees a chance to use it.