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KIND WORDS The author wishes to remain anonymous Edited by Shmuel Greenbaum Printed with Permission of http://www.PartnersInKindness.org While I was reading a letter to the editor in a magazine, I had to do a "double take" when I saw that the letter was signed by the woman who was my beloved second-grade teacher. For me, second grade was over 40 years ago! I was a horrible student and this teacher was the only bright spot of my childhood school memories. I was able to obtain my teacher's address from a friend who lives in the same city. I wrote to her explaining who I was and thanking her so much for the wonderful memories I had of her at a very sad time in my life. I lost my father at the age of seven to a long battle with a terrible disease while she was my teacher and she was so kind to me. About a week after I wrote to my teacher she came to town to visit one of her children. She contacted me and we were able to spend some time together which I will cherish all of my life. She is still as beautiful and as wonderful as I remember her from when I was in second grade. She is no longer a teacher; she received advanced degrees and works with geriatric patients and their children. She may have forgotten the specific kindnesses that she showed me as a seven-year-old child, but even though I am now a grandmother, I am still inspired by her kindness. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "A Few Seconds That Last Forever" From Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights By Zelig Pliskin Printed with Permission of Shaar Press A kind word can last forever. An encouraging word can be the foundation upon which many constructive years will be established. Enhancing the self-image of a child with a brief but powerful comment can create a magnificent human being. Words that inspire function like the fuel that enables the rocket to fly high and far. Will every kind word be remembered? Not always consciously. But it¢s there in one¢s subconscious. The recipient of that kind word is likely to pass it on to others. So your words of kindness can be like an eternal chain or a perpetual motion machine. It might take you a few seconds to encourage someone who is about to give up. That person has the potential to have a major impact on many lives. Those accomplishments might not have happened if not for your words of encouragement. When your words are intended to uplift, to encourage, to influence, to motivate, to inspire, be aware that what you say can endure for many years. The ensuing benefits can help multitudes of individuals and families for many generations. Your words are powerful. Use them wisely. The founder of a major approach to spiritual growth and self-development attributed all he accomplished in life to one sentence he heard from a luminary of his generation. Everyone reading this and similar works are among the many others who are the heirs to the spiritual benefits of that original one sentence. One of my students told me, "I have a friend who was not using his full potential in school. His teacher convinced his parents to send him to a school that was more conducive for using his potential. That ten minute conversation led to his succeeding beyond his parents wildest dreams." As I was writing this book, a neighbor told me, "Recently someone came over to me and reminded me that I gave him encouragement when he was going through a major crisis. He had serious thoughts of ending his life. My friendly care and concern gave him the strength not to do anything drastic. That was over twenty years ago. He is forever grateful for the life that I enabled him to live." ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kind Words is a free weekly e-mail distributed by Partners In Kindness. The archive for Kind Words e-mails is located at: Although the content of these e-mails contains copyrighted material, Partners in Kindness allows users who register at our website to reprint them in print, on a website, or on an e-mail distribution list at no cost. If you have permission to reprint this e-mail, please ensure that you reprint the entire e-mail (including this notice). Names of people, places, and other details mentioned in these stories may have been changed to protect privacy. Kindness is like music, art, sports or any other discipline -- it can only be mastered with practice, training, and lots and lots of encouragement. That is what PartnersInKindness.org is trying to promote. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PartnersInKindness For further information, please visit our Website http://www.PartnersInKindness.org e-mail: info@... ----------------------------------------------------------------- To un-subscribe send a blank e-mail to: Kindness-unsubscribe@... To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: Kindness-subscribe@... |
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