Be Kind To One Another (1)
By Dr. Michael Brooks
I was at a mall a few days ago, and as you know I like to observe people when walking through food courts. On this day, I sat down and was texting like so many of us do and overheard a man and woman arguing over which cell phone she wanted to get. He called her stupid, and that she didn’t need such an elaborate phone because she’d never figure out how to use it. She said that she would learn how to use it and she didn’t like the phone she had because it was five years old. This went back and forth for several minutes. Finally, she got up, took her cell phone shook it in his face and stormed off.
Being kind to each other requires putting the other person first.
The words he used on her were uncalled for and said out of anger. I know people struggle with issues going on in their life, we all do at one time or another. I see and hear things that are done out of frustration and knee jerk reaction. I encourage you if you’re having a tough day, don’t take it out on other people. Try to manage how you feel and deal with the issue personally and not take it out on someone who has no clue what you’re going through.
Kindness is an act you do for others. We rarely see that in the world we live in today. Many are selfish and really care about their own needs. We are taught to fight to get to the top no matter how we get there. Growing up for many of us old timers, we were told that we should treat others as we treat ourselves. I think as we observe people we don’t see that much these days.
Kindness comes in all kinds of forms, here is my list of different acts of kindness:
- Opening doors for others.
- Allowing people to cut in traffic when merging.
- Complementing others for things they either do for you or others.
- Send cookies or a card to someone who is struggling
- Help the elderly with shopping or doing yard work
- Thank a military individual, police officer, or firefighter for their service
- Cheer up a loved one who is struggling with a gift or spending time with them.
- Call someone out of the blue that you haven’t talked to in a while.
- Offer to go shopping for someone who is homebound
This list could go on forever, think of some ways to be kind to someone in need or make it a habit just to reach out and be an encourager.
Next week we will continue with this article, remember practice kindness this week.
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