We live in a world where the headlines read: "Murder; Death; Natural disaster; Fiscal ruin...." the list goes on. Rarely, do we read/hear about breaking news that has to do with a simple act of kindness & when we do, that story becomes the talk of town for weeks on end.
Do you remember when the New York police man offered a pair of shoes to a homeless man, and the news coverage that followed?
Now I am by no means criticizing that sweet police officer's gesture; in fact, it's the exact opposite. I celebrate & encourage all acts of kindness. But it troubles me that the current human condition is such that people were almost in disbelief that another man would go out of his way to do something kind for another human being.
Shouldn't it be second nature to give of ourselves to a brother or sister in need? You see a person slip on the street, you offer him your hand; you see a mom in the grocery store who lost sight of her child as she was picking out a box of cereal, you offer to help find her child; etc.
It is my hope that someday the ability to choose good over evil will be manifested in the headlines, that the current negative headlines that society feeds us will become a thing of a past, and replaced by headlines that read something along the lines of, "hope, faith, love."
The good Lord has blessed us all with innate goodness--some more than others, but the bottom line is: we must act on on our kindness impulse & choose to do good to others.
I've got my rose-tinted stunna shades & I'm ready to make kindness an epidemic! Care to join me? Make kindness your legacy! :D
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete