Yes, a cheesie topic, but it's worth so much more then money. It's something everyone in the world has to learn. Perhaps, if we all shared a little bit more love, the world would be that much better. Show love by small acts of kindness, a smile to anyone and everyone, a hug where it's unexpected, and a kind word where it's needed. Everyday should be called "Show a little more kindness then yesterday" day.
Think about it.
How much kinder would we be to those around us if we made the decision to be that much kinder to everyone we met? How much better of a day would we have then the last every day if others treated you better then they did the day before? How many more friends and allies would we have if we decided to simply be nice to one another? How often would wars not happen? How much easier would it be to get along with your enemies if you were nice? Would enemies even exist at all?
We should ask ourselves these questions of just about anything in life. Just one question at a time, and something that seemed like such a good idea suddenly becomes dumb. And something that may have seemed uncool before may become the coolest thing to do. The quality of life would change for everyone, even those less fortunate then the majority of us: those without any feeling of hope, love, exceptence or worth.
If we just reached a hand out to those in need, smiled at everyone, said 'Hi' to those we passed on the street, and acted out of kindness every day, everyone would be happier. It's the principle of the 'Feel good, Do good' phenomenon in reverse. 'Do good, Feel good.' And in doing so, we apply both principles to our lives and are ever feeling better and better, doing more and more good, and make the world a more livable place because the smallest word of kindness in just the right place can make the difference in one person's life, having a ripple effect on them and spreading to those closest to that person. When you effect one person, you NEVER effect just one life. You effect more people then you could create a formula for.
Never leave anything the same as when you left it, or so the quote says. That should be changed to ALWAYS leave things better then when they come to you.
Your decisions effect people in ways you wouldn't even begin to believe possible. THINK before you act and SMILE before you talk. DECIDE to be happier and nice and the world WILL be a better place.
You mean almost nothing to the world, but you mean the WORLD to someone. Especially when you don't know who that person is, but you acted in kindness anyway. Let your heart and conscience guide you and I promise, as long as you act in kindness, you won't go wrong.
