Kindness and being good requires no explanation, rationalization or justification.
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The act of and recognition of kindness is the first step to world peace.
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Kindness will never make the headlines and is rarely the first thing that we talk about in the day - but it is the most important type of act in the world.
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World peace may not be obtainable in our lives times - but EVERYONE can be nicer to one another.
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In watching the news or listening to gossip, it seems that the world is a terrible place. We live in a world where the richest, "biggest", loudest, most persistent and often most controversial people get the majority of publicity. Therefore, they get much attention and often get to determine how the masses think and feel which often masks the underlying fundamental problems. But this is the world in which we live. I have found over the years that simply being nice is actually not that highly RESPECTED, if at all. Being a kind person is always qualified as only ONE of the qualities that a person should have. It's never enough - but it should be. We look up to leaders who are "tough" and granted, it is a quality that is often needed. The real threats in this world are no longer larger, stronger animals (except in rare situations) but paraphrasing Pogo, i.e. Walt Kelly, - we have met the enemy and they are us. So it's up to us to change it. A simple act of kindness is something to be looked up to - that ANYONE can do it and that a kind person should NEVER be looked down upon. Being kind can be done by both the "so-called" weak or strong.
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The act of and recognition of kindness is the first step to world peace.
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Kindness will never make the headlines and is rarely the first thing that we talk about in the day - but it is the most important type of act in the world.
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World peace may not be obtainable in our lives times - but EVERYONE can be nicer to one another.
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In watching the news or listening to gossip, it seems that the world is a terrible place. We live in a world where the richest, "biggest", loudest, most persistent and often most controversial people get the majority of publicity. Therefore, they get much attention and often get to determine how the masses think and feel which often masks the underlying fundamental problems. But this is the world in which we live. I have found over the years that simply being nice is actually not that highly RESPECTED, if at all. Being a kind person is always qualified as only ONE of the qualities that a person should have. It's never enough - but it should be. We look up to leaders who are "tough" and granted, it is a quality that is often needed. The real threats in this world are no longer larger, stronger animals (except in rare situations) but paraphrasing Pogo, i.e. Walt Kelly, - we have met the enemy and they are us. So it's up to us to change it. A simple act of kindness is something to be looked up to - that ANYONE can do it and that a kind person should NEVER be looked down upon. Being kind can be done by both the "so-called" weak or strong.