A German poet has described kindness as the language which the dumb can speak and which the deaf can hear.
The teacher asked the pupils to tell the meaning of loving-kindness. A little boy jumped up and said, "Well, if I was hungry and someone gave me a piece of bread and butter, that would be kindness." But if they put a little jam on it, that would be loving-kindness."
A young woman was waiting for a bus in a slum area one evening when a rookie policeman approached her. "Want me to wait with you?" he asked. She replied, "Thank you, but that's not necessary. I'm not afraid." "Well then," he said, grinning, "would you mind waiting with me?"
I recently came across these quotes.
- "Kindness is a hard thing to give away. It keeps coming back to the giver."
- "Kindness is the kingpin of success in life; it is the prime factor in overcoming friction and making the human machinery run smoothly."
- You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
- You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late.
- Every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity an obligation, every possession a duty.
- You'll never get hurt by the things you didn't say.
How important is it really to cross our one lane bridges first? How does God treat us? "That in the ages to come, He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:7; and some of His counsel to us; "Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interest of others." Philippians 2:4.
Pastor John Giesbrecht
