Thursday, December 12, 2013

Kindness Begets Kindness

Kindness begets kindness evermore.
Sophocles

We have a neighbor whom one might describe as grumpy on a good day.  But 'tis the season, so we are trying to be friendly to her.  This morning, my son and I greeted her with our cheeriest "Good morning!"  She must be feeling the spirit, too, because she told my son that she liked his backpack.

As we walked to the car afterward, my son said, "She's not that bad."

"Very few people are," I said and then asked him, "What do you think happens when you treat people with kindness?"

"They treat you with kindness?" he responded.

Before I could answer, he said, "This is the part where you say, 'exactly.'"

Exactly.

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