Kindness and compassion are often viewed as gentle and soft in our society, although they take center stage for all major religions. The ability to relate to someone else’s suffering or reach out and help — can anything be more human than that? Kindness is not a quality that comes easily to the weak, insecure, or selfish. It is not soft and gentle at all. The ability to choose kindness over and over in the face of life’s challenges takes a lot of strength. The everyday heroes below that “show up”, exemplify that bravery. –Guri
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| “If somebody is a person who does kind acts as a way of life, if they are generally disposed to being caring and loving and doing things for other people, then kindness is a much stronger word than we make it out to be.” –Susan Hill |
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| Editor’s Note: Kindness and compassion are often viewed as gentle and soft in our society, although they take center stage for all major religions. The ability to relate to someone else’s suffering or reach out and help — can anything be more human than that? Kindness is not a quality that comes easily to the weak, insecure, or selfish. It is not soft and gentle at all. The ability to choose kindness over and over in the face of life’s challenges takes a lot of strength. The everyday heroes below that “show up”, exemplify that bravery. –Guri |
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| Kindness In the News |
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| When an officer visited an older woman’s home, it broke his heart. She was breaking down furniture to burn in the woodstove for heat. He rounded up his colleagues to gather and chop wood for her. |
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| From Our Members |
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| Tyden was attending a birthday party at an amusement park. He was thrilled to win tickets on games and went to cash them out for prizes. His thoughtfully chosen prize brought tears to his aunt’s eyes. |
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| Inspiring Video of the Week |
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| School Principal took a night job to help his students |
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Charleston High School Principal Henry Darby has gone viral for taking on an extra overnight job at Walmart to help his students. This is a story of a humble man with a giant heart. |
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| In other news … |
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| Jim Haynes was famous for inviting thousands of strangers to dinner at his home in Paris. Quite literally, an estimated 150,000 over the years. He was an icon of the Swinging Sixties, and this BBC article shares his unique story. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 