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KIND WORDS
The author wishes to remain anonymous
Edited by Shmuel Greenbaum
Printed with Permission of
http://www.PartnersInKindness.org As I was about to board the north-bound 3 Train at Franklin Avenue, on my way to a Lighting emergency situation, I noticed a woman running down the stairs with a baby in her arms. She tripped and stumbled, and as she was falling, the child, who was only about six months old, went flying out of her arms. The child was heading right toward me!!! Somehow I was able to catch the child in mid-air!!! I felt like Superman! What a gift, what a blessing, what a wonderful thing to be able to be right there...right at that same spot!! As the train pulled in, the woman grabbed the baby from my arms and pushed her way onto the train. I was stunned, she didn't miss a beat. The doors closed and the train pulled off. I walked in and turned left to hold on to the pole. The woman asked another lady if she would mind holding the child while she combed her hair. "Sure, miss, no problem," said the other lady. "What a cute baby!" I heard someone say. "Yeah," I thought, "and a very lucky one, too!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Have Humility" From: Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights By Zelig Pliskin Printed with Permission of Shaar Press Do you know people who boast about their kind acts? Here are some typical responses: "I’ve met some do-gooders who boast and brag so much about the good that they do that it makes me sick." "How dare you speak to me like that. Don’t you know that I am a kind person!" "I wouldn’t be so arrogant as to tell this to others. But in my heart I know that I am great." Let’s face it. We mortals are limited. We have limited knowledge. Limited intelligence. Limited resources, such as money, time, and energy. Let this give you a sense of humility. No matter how much we do, we probably could have done more and better. So have humility. Even if we do all that we can, we are only doing what is our duty to do. So have humility. All that you have is a gift from the Creator. Appreciate your gifts. When you realize that it’s all a gift, you increase your appreciation for what you have. At the same time this frees you from the arrogance and conceit of someone who feels that he is better than others and that others owe him. Our goal is to realize that we have an important mission in this world. Our goal is to realize that all the good we do is merely fulfilling our purpose in life. A truly humble person does not demand honor or recognition for the good that he does. I heard this story from a student: One of the kindest and most compassionate people I’ve ever met was also one of the humblest and the most joyous. His face radiated with unconditional love and joyous energy. "How come you are so unassuming," I asked him. "Aren’t you proud of what you’ve already done." "There is so much more to do," he replied. "I take pleasure in the good I’ve done. But I realize it’s only a drop in the bucket compared to what needs to be done." "But don’t you feel that you are better than others?" "I focus on what I haven’t done yet. This keeps me motivated. Who am I to judge any other human being? When I think of others, I realize my own limitations. I would love to do much more than I am doing. I still experience joy. But how could I possibly feel conceited? I have so much more to do." 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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