(September 22, 2016 at 12:31 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote:(September 21, 2016 at 10:10 pm)*Deidre* Wrote: lol Of course bad intentions are well...bad. But, what I'm saying is ''intentions'' in and of themselves, are not enough in general. The end result of someone's actions, and how they treat you, is better to observe, than someone having ''good intentions.'' I've known people who say they have good intentions, but they did a lot of 'bad' things. Some people I think, use the phrase as an excuse. Not sure if this makes sense.
Good intentions aren't meaningless though because I mean... the expression "It's the thought that counts" when someone buys me a present out of love and generosity for my birthday but I don't like it carries a lot of meaning for me. It's the act of trying to be generous that matters the most to me, not whether they succeed. Kindness is effortful.
Think we're talking past each other, so...never mind. lol
