Why Should We Be Kind
Why should we be kind? This thought was on my mind as I was recently intrigued by a quote from Mother Teresa, which has got me pondering…are we a kind generation? And, could we consider ourselves kinder now than in previous generations?
Here’s the quote:
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Simple and true. How many times have a few kind words helped you through the day? But are they frequently outweighed by words that offer far less empathy? In either case, the effects linger.
Kindness and Entertainment
My original reaction was that we no longer live in a kind society and I wondered if this thought was truly justifiable. I’m not much of a television fan, and in my home there are just a few themes that rattle across the airwaves. These are sport and cooking programmes, the benign choice of the man of the house. But in previous years these benign programmes were interspersed with what I now consider to be cult shows such as The Kardashians and horror-of-horrors, The Jeremy Kyle Show, the preferred choices of my (then) teenagers.
I’m not sure if you’ll be aware of these ‘cult’ shows, but in a nutshell, the first is a reality tv show and, to my mind, relates to the very wealthy, (not that I have a problem with wealth), but the show certainly appears to give a very distorted and selfish view of life. My cynical view would be to say that the stars of the show manipulate the masses who watch them into believing that instant gratification is an acceptable lifestyle choice. [Read more…] about Why Should We Be Kind?