Kindness

It’s easy to confuse kindness with heroism.  That it takes a certain type of person to perform a great act of love and care.  But really, kindness can come in the everyday, every day. 

Malcolm Gladwell shares a story of how a man survived a war because of 11 acts of kindness, not sacrifice, not heroism, but kindness.  As Malcolm shares, “Kindness is entry level caring, a temporary suspension of indifference.  The Good Samaritan is a story of kindness.  He doesn’t fight off a band of hoodlums or sneak an enemy past a check point.  He’s kind, not brave.”

Now don’t get me wrong, kindness can be brave.  And can be heroic.  But it can also be as simple as a hello, a thank you, or simply showing up… and in that, an act of kindness can make all the difference in the world.