Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Act of Kindness
Sometimes, (and we're ALL guilty of it), we say or do things to people without thinking that hurt their feelings or make a bad day even worse. In some cases, this can sometimes push people over the edge enough to take their own life. It happens every day, everywhere around the world and it's something that should be addressed more thoroughly. All we have to do to help prevent things like this from happening is BE KIND to people!! When someone does something that irritates you, (such as forgetting to use their turn signal) think about the possibility that the person may have had a death in the family or a divorce. Maybe they just had a really bad day. It doesn't matter which may be the case, we should all still be kind to one another. The world would be a much happier place if everyone could just refrain from being... "aggressive." ;-] If we could just be NICE to people, we could help each other out. Even in cases where you don't particularly like the individual, you should try your best to be kind to them. You never know... you could say or do something to set them off and they could go somewhere and end everything. You'd have to live the rest of your life knowing that if you would've just been nice to the person, they may not have decided to kill themselves. Besides, even if they DIDN'T take their life, you could make them unbearably miserable. That's no fun either. We all need to quit being so defensive and help each other. It makes for a happier world.
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Hi Tiff. This was a really good blog post. You are right - the tongue is like a sword and can hurt people if we say things that are mean. Sometimes a kind word, or even just a facial expression can make someone's day just a little bit brighter.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good post. I want you to know someone turned in front of me without using a turn signal this weekend and I smiled. I promise I am working on the whole not using turn signal anger issue. Kindness does go a long way and I strive to use kindness always. I am not always successful, but that does not mean I am giving up. Thank you for another thought provoking post.
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