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KIND WORDS "Kindness Week" http://www.PartnersInKindness.orgThe author wishes to remain anonymous Edited by Shmuel Greenbaum Printed with Permission of For a number of years now I have created a weekly mission called "deed of the week". Every week I take on a new deed in my life and I tell my family, friends, co- workers and anyone I meet to join in with me. One week, I decided that my deed would be, "search to do a selfless act of kindness". As usual I told everyone about the deed. At the end of the week one of my students came over to me and said that she was in the supermarket and she saw a women battling between putting things into her shopping-cart and attending to two infants. Being that it was "search to do a selfless act of kindness" week, she decided that she would go over to the woman and ask if she could be of assistance. The woman took her up on her offer. She then went through the aisles of the grocery store pushing the shopping cart and taking things off of the shelves. She proceeded to the checkout counter and helped the woman bring the groceries to the cash register and then bag them. She followed the woman out to her car and loaded it up for her. Before she departed the woman thanked her for her efforts and asked if she could pay her for her time, to which my student responded, "No …. There are still good people in this world, people who will search to do something good for someone!" To which the woman responded, "One day I hope I will be able to repay you." ----------------------------------------------------------------- From Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights By Zelig Pliskin Printed with Permission of Shaar Press There are people who prefer to do favors for others when they volunteer to do so. When they are asked, they often consider it a burden. The benefit of being asked by another person is that then you know for certain what this person’s needs actually are. Show that fulfilling this person’s request is something that you really want to do. How? By doing more than you have been asked to do. At times we might do what we have been asked to do because we find it difficult to say no. We know that we should do acts of kindness and therefore do things out of embarrassment. Our going beyond the specifics of what was asked of us is an expression that our true inner will is to do acts of kindness. Many people hesitate to ask for favors because they don’t like to be a burden to others. They don’t want others to do things for them just because those people would feel guilty for refusing. When you do more than you have been asked, you demonstrate your sincere willingness to help. We go the extra mile when we enjoy what we are doing or we feel that this is the right thing to do. Doing more than you have been asked will enable the recipient of your kindness to feel better about all that you have done for him before, are doing now, and will do for him in the future. The extra thing you do could be a relatively minor thing, but the benefits are major. The author heard these examples from friends: "I asked him to lend me five hundred dollars. I was overwhelmed when on his own he offered two thousand dollars and he told me, ‘Thank you for asking. It’s my pleasure.’ " "I asked my friends if I could stay at their home for a few days. They told me their house was available for even a month. The entire week I was their guest I felt totally at home." "I asked my neighbor if she could watch my children for a couple of hours so I could rest. My neighbor offered to have them stay overnight so I could get a good night’s sleep. I felt grateful beyond words." "I asked a few questions about how to use my new computer. I was treated to a full three hour lesson." "I asked for a lift and expected to walk from my neighbor’s house to my own. Instead, the driver went out of his way to take me the full distance that I needed." ----------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking Engagements Israel October 3 - October 18 (Available to speak) If you know of any groups that are interested in having me speak, I don't charge a fee, other than travel from New York (if I am not already in your area). For further information, e-mail Shmuel Greenbaum at info@...
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