“There is an innocence that
conspires to hold humanity together, and it is made up of people who can never
full know the good they have done”
Tracy Kidder
Has someone affected your life in a positive and
constructive way? Are you a positive influence on others or do you influence
others without even realizing it? You probably have! A flower does not know
what becomes of its odor and you cannot tell what becomes of the influence and
example you give that emits from you and goes beyond your view. If you think
about it for a moment the power of loving and kindness can be one of the most
powerful influences available to you. Kind words do not hurt the tongue and
what you say today may not bear fruit until tomorrow. Nothing is as strong as your
love, nothing as gentle as real strength and everyone knows that a gentleman is
a “gentle person.” Your influence on
another may never be known to you (good or bad) but when you are trying to be
helpful remember; speaking out sometimes causes harm but sometimes silence may
cause more harm. It has been said, "No
insult ever caused so deep a wound as a tenderness expected and withheld; and
no spoken indiscretion was ever so bitterly regretted as the word that one did
not speak.”
Thoughts to Ponder
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Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf understand.
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If you confer a benefit, never remember it. If you receive one, never
forget it.
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A good manner springs from a good heart, and fine manners are the outcome
of unselfish kindness.
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If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
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