The simple act of kindness.
How we learn
from our children! This post was inspired by an act of my daughter. When her
mum arrived at work today she found this simple note written on a serviette in
her bag. Simple. Real. Kind. Thoughtful. Loving. It is easy
to get disheartened with the world today. There is almost a danger of becoming
desensitised to the daily news of turmoil in various countries. Women, children
and men are being killed daily by conflict. Hospitals are being bombed. The internet
for all its advanced technology has brought out people who are angry, fearful
and bitter. Sometimes loving kindness is mocked, seen as a weakness or laughed
at. And yet
simple acts of loving kindness happen every day. You see it through
volunteering. You see it through community building. You may have heard the
following story before but if not: Once upon a time, there was an old man
who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of
walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one
mornin…