Mary’s Minute
“Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
~ Plato
In some form of another, most of us have probably
referenced this quote in the last few days.
We never know what people are going through. We never know what internal battles they are fighting. We never know when the last time we will see
someone might be. We never know the
impact of one small act of kindness.
Being kind may not matter to someone, but why
risk it? Being kind doesn’t cost
anything, and it doesn’t take anything away from us. In fact, the act of being kind, leaves the
giver of kindness feeling better.
Even I am not naïve enough to think that
kindness alone can stop terrible things from happening. It cannot stop the inner-torment that some
people face, but it sure cannot hurt.
Life is not always easy. There are struggles that we cannot
comprehend. Being kind won’t change
that, but if our act of kindness can bring one smile or one glimmer of
positivity to someone fighting a hard battle, it would be worth it.
Life is complicated, and the only way that I
can tackle the complexity is to make it as simple as possible, and for me that
is simply to strive for kindness.
Peace and love,
Mary
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