Strength or Weakness?

my generosity. hehe. im always ready to give something to friends. i like giving. sometimes id buy foods then i'd give them. or sometimes i'd go shopping and i end buying items that aren't for me and then i'd give them. sometimes when i eat out, i found myself inviting friends and treating them. i dont know why i did those things. i dont have alot of money to spend but when i do, i just spend it for them. as much as i like to give, sometimes i wish that i'd stop doing that because some of those people take advantage, they keep on taking but they dont like to give.

Let me 1st just say that I believe that EVERY quality is neither a "strength", NOR a "weakness"! It just IS! It only takes on the LABEL of "strength" or "weakness", depending on the situation, and depending on WHO'S doing the JUDGING! With THAT being said, I would say that many have considered me being quiet and shy a "weakness", over the years. I believe this has come from alot of EXTROVERTS, who LOVE 2 TALK all the time, and interact all the time, and 2 them, anyone who's quiet and 2 themselves is considered weird, or not normal! They also tend 2 feel uncomfortable with quiet people, because they don't know what's going on with them, 'cuz we don't just tell u everything, so they get nervous, and suspicious of us sometimes. But, being quiet is a STRENGTH when someone needs 2 be listened 2! The person who's always talking is RARELY LISTENING! Another example is that I am NOT a "go-getter", or an aggressive person, and in American culture, the aggressive person is highly revered, while the passive person is looked at with disdain. And while many situations may call 4 an aggressive, or assertive person, being passive and RECEPTIVE is needed as well! Sometimes, 1 needs 2 "let go", and allow things 2 come 2 them, instead of always aggressively pursuing something. Sometimes LESS IS MORE! So, these are just 2 examples. But, again, in the final analysis, ALL of your qualities and traits are just your qualities and traits! Neither good nor bad! They just ARE!

i think this will have to be me being silent at times. there are times that i just keep quiet if i don't want to talk to anybody and even if somebody is talking to me, and i don't want to answer, i just keep quiet as if i don't hear anything. some say that it is okay to be quiet but some say that it makes me rude doing so.

Hi, This discussion sounds great. Speaking about strength and weakness is good. One should change his weakness into strength. There is a proverb called " Your Debility is my ability". So better increase your strength rahter that weakness.