Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Kindness of Reassuring Words

"Kind words do not cost much.  Yet they accomplish much."
― Blaise Pascal

The other day, I was rushing to pick up one of my children from an after-school activity, but unusually heavy traffic made me late.  I called the woman who runs the after-school program to ask her what would happen to my son if I did not make it on time.  "Don't worry," she said, "I'll take him to the office."  And she added, "Don't stress."  Her kind response lifted a weight off my shoulders.  When I arrived at the school, she had not taken my son to the office yet and explained that she was still picking up.  It amazes me how a little kindness can make another person feel so much better.

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