This demonstrates not only the happiness generated by being kind, but also how when individuals are kind,…
Conversely, the act of selfless giving for the right reasons – to help others – is more likely to create long-term positive change. Due to the fact that she acts selflessly, even most times to her own disadvantage,…
There are many times where people face difficult situations by themselves, sometimes all you need is someone to help you. For example, in the movie the boy in the stripped pajamas, Bruno a little rich boy, becomes friends with a Jewish boy named schmue, that lives in a concentration camp. Bruno always brings schmuel food because he's starving. Bruno goes through a lot of trouble just to help schmuel live a somewhat better life. Helping someone when they're in a challenging situation makes everything better.…
The study found that people who were kind to each other felt happier than those who were not (Dixon). I find this to be true, because speaking from my own experience, I know that when I am kind to others who are close to me they are happier. Not only does speaking kindly make the receiver happier but also the speaker. Knowing that you made someone happier by speaking kind, will make you happier as well, enriching both…
Always be kind to someone because you do not know the battles they are going through. One kind word can turn someone who is suicidal, to not want to kill themselves. It doesn’t take much out of you, to just be nice to someone. Everyone should have a good relationship with their parents, or a guardian. Without this relationship, you would not have anyone to give you good advice or unconditional love.…
However, there are people who can’t afford to help others, but they can help spread the word and help them get the help they need. Others might argue that even if you treat people they way you want be treated, some may not even say thank you for helping them and some might be rude about it. Yes, some might not be grateful about the way you treat them but, it's better to take the chance of not getting anything in return. At least you will be satisfied with what you have done for them.…
The idea of how just a couple words or small actions can completely turn another person’s world upside down is almost mind boggling. However, people only realize this when they get hurt or humiliated, but they are inflicting this pain onto others they decide not to care. The same effect takes place with positivity. People do not realize how amazing they can make another person feel until someone else passes in this happiness to them. The effect that others can have on each other is either extremely beautiful or awfully horrid.…
Caught in the Storm and Under the Cover of Kindness are books that both provide an introspective view of social work. Although, the viewpoints from which they are written are complete opposites. Caught in the Storm makes the profession of social work seem easy and highly idealistic, while Under the Cover of Kindness is a critical and at times harsh analysis of social work. The books share differences and similarities and ultimately raise the question of what is considered to be morally and ethically correct. Several themes are present in both works.…
Something minor like feeding somebody makes a difference that day but can lead to bigger and better things for that person. All that is needed to be done is to continue to assist the less fortunate until they get on their feet. you need to keep doing it. If you continue to feed people and they eventually make something out of themselves, you have made a permanent change in their life. Therefore, you have made a difference in their…
In the novel A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews, a teenage girl named Nomi Nickel has just lost her sister and mother to an unforgiving and judgmental town. Her father Ray is a high believer in the town’s religion and way of life. This oppression stunts human potential, but with faith and love can grow and fulfill your potential. Nomi has believed in the town’s way of life until her sister and mother leave Nomi and father. Nomi starts to question her beliefs and her place in the town.…
How would you describe the word “empathy?” Mostly, the first definition people might come up with is putting yourself in another's shoe. However, everyone can answer this question variously. Likewise, every single word has different meaning in people’s minds. Empathy is the one of the words that I think it has deeper meaning than stated in the dictionary.…
1. “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. The above quote is from Jesus Christ.…
What is education and what does it have to do with my experiences of being too kind? Education is a process of trial and error and taking your new found experiences and using it in your future. My education concerning being too kind is a story of trial and error until I soon found the right way to live. The events that led to my current definition of education all started with how I was raised and how that shaped my young mind. Looking back I was a much kinder and warm hearted child but for good reason.…
When someone is in the process of making someone else feel better, the giver should also feel better. Basically, while giving, the giver is able to learn something about themselves, while helping others. The lesson learned would be that it is better to give than to receive. Imagine if everyone in the community had this mindset, it would be as if no one was losing anything because someone else would give to them right back what they gave out. With the right mindset and heart of giving back to the community the person giving can receive person growth in their own…
Politeness Definition Politeness is defined as behaving in a socially acceptable way with proper manners and etiquette. Politeness is an inbuilt quality of human life which human beings have from very beginning in variant degree Situation James is a polite children, who would greet every one he meet with a smile, regardless of their age. Since he was in a young age, he was taught to talk in a polite way In the school, he always respect and be polite to everyone that he has met. He would put on a smile whenever he pass by a teacher and he would offer to help when the teacher is carrying books.…