Better Living: Checking Our Approach to KINDNESS

It is surprising — and sometimes even alarming — the way many people respond to genuine acts of kindness.

The other day when I was helping somebody reach resolution on a bit of a crisis in their life, the response I got was not so much one of gratitude but one of questioning what my motivation was and whether I was out to try to get something from them.

When did we become so cynical?

I'm not suggesting this is how the majority of people would respond, but I've noticed that this is a response I encounter more often than I did 20 years ago, as if people are defaulting to the expectation/suspicion that they're going to be taken advantage of as a result of someone showing them a kindness, rather than simply recognizing that they offered a "leg up" through kindness.

Kindness matters in this world of ours! And perhaps it matters more than ever given that we encounter so much hardship and strife these days.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama once said "Be kind whenever it is possible. It is always possible!"

Words to remember and live by I believe. The only way we can hope to make the world a better place, is by taking the actions we believe are an integral part of a better world. And that surely has to include kindness!

So next time you see somebody struggling with something, or a friend who could use a bit of a leg up, instead of passing by and thinking to yourself "that's not my table," pause for a moment and see if you can actually help make somebody's life a little easier!

If we all offered up at least one random act of kindness a day, imagine how much better the world would be!

Thanks for coming to visit, and bright blessings to all!

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