The word “nice” comes from the Latin nescius, meaning ignorant or unaware.
In Old French, nice meant weak, simple, careless, clumsy, or foolish.
Today, it’s mostly used to mean polite, agreeable, pleasant, friendly, or well-mannered.
Maybe it’s time we stop leaning on the word nice so much, and remember what it once meant.
When we speak, we always have a choice: goodness over harm, truth over deception. Words shape the world around us and the soul within us.
'Loving-kindness', instead, points to something deeper, which is true understanding, real grace, and a quality that reflects the essence of the divine.
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Nice 😄 jk
I tend to avoid nice and try to use (and BE) kind instead.
This reminds me: in general, the fewer words we use, the better.
In spanish we have the word "necio", esentially meaning 'retard' or dumbass. I didn't realize it had the same latin root than nice.
Kind but not nice is peaceful not harmless dressed up in Sunday school hanger clothes.
Less is always more
Truth runs deep
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