What is goodness?

Kindness begins with a thought …

You can act kindly only when you think positively. It is an expression of your thought! You can’t fake it. It comes from the heart! Thought becomes your words. If you can’t speak kind words, better keep quiet. Bhagavad Gita Ch 17, verse 15 emphasizes the austerity of speech.

You can be nice to someone if you already have a preconceived positive notion about that person or something, but your kindness fades when you have a negative thought about the same person or thing.

The love of a mother is the highest kindness. Everyone practically experienced it. She is the symbolic epitome of kindness so that we can all learn what kindness is. Kindness is love expressed without expecting anything in return.

If we could emulate that same love to everyone around us, we would be in a wonderful world! Kindness is expressed in the same way, whether it is directed toward an infant, toddler, adult, or older person, but we often choose to be different with different people based on our own biases.

Many times, it can be seen that one can be kind to one’s own child, but not to the neighbor’s child. You can be nice to your family, when you need something from them, but not when the family needs something from them!

Kindness is helping when needed with what you can, when you can, even if it is just a smile, a hug or a listen. Others might express their kindness in other ways, that’s fine because it’s not a competition or a standard. Kindness doesn’t mean that you agree with others all the time. It means that you agree to disagree, you agree to live and let live. People often confuse being nice with kindness.

It is a similar reputation and character. Reputation is the perception that others have of you, while character is who you are. Being nice is based on how people see you and being nice is how you see yourself. Only when you are content and happy can you express kindness. If you feel lacking in your life, that will also express itself …

Being kind could be construed as weakness and taking advantage of him, but a kind person forgives him too. Kindness is being kind even in times of meanness.

A kind person is often thought of in times of darkness. absence is felt more often than presence.

Why is kindness needed?

Scott Adams said: ‘Remember there are no small acts of kindness. Each act creates a wave without a logical end ”.

There are many people who are less fortunate with resources, health, both physical and mental and family. First, we must count our blessings. Helen Keller quotes, ‘I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man with no legs’, only then do you feel the empathy, compassion towards others and grateful for what you have!

In what ways can we express kindness? There are several ways … Choose to add an additional coin while parking than required, someone can get the benefit. Drop change for charity after shopping, fill a large pot with water or lemonade in another pot outside the house for unfamiliar walkers on the street to quench their thirst, water the plants, feed the birds and animals, feed the hunger when they are out and when they approach you for a meal at a restaurant. Nothing you do for others is insignificant.

Go ahead and do something good for others, what you can, when you can, with what you have, to bring a smile to that face. Do this with older people, people in households, the terminally ill, the homeless, and the lonely. You will make a big difference in his life. They often need us to be quiet and listen to them. Did you notice that these two words have the same letters?

How can we be nice?

Kindness starts at home, be nice to your family members. You are where you are because of them. Your parents, siblings, relatives, co-workers, subordinates, and supervisors have contributed in one way or another.

One thing I learned from my mother is: ‘Learn to look at the positive aspects of each one of your life and remember them forever.’ If you come across negative memories about others, instantly forget them, only then will kindness, compassion and benevolence pour out. ‘ He also said: ‘Try not to judge anyone for their behavior, people are inherently kind and compassionate, but the challenges they have faced in their life, and on a specific day, make it different.’ By being kind, you can have a great impact on their lives. “

We just need to order our minds so that goodness is revealed to everyone who crosses our path!