What Does Kindness Means To Me?

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Allows me to say a big thank you to @dreemsteem and to @gregscloud for this amazing collaboration in the Kindness community
The world can always do with a little bit more kindness, so this March we are spreading the word about this amazing quality as much as we can.

What does kindness mean to me?

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For someone who grew up in a world largely divided between tribes, religions, clans, and gender lines, but also very fortunate to have parents who could see beyond all those lines, and chose humanity instead.

They instilled in me how to show kindness to myself and to everyone who crosses my path.

Growing up I watched my parents on too many occasions to count, allowing total strangers who were traveling to shelters in our home and feeding them as long as they needed for them to rest and then continue their journey.

My parents never cared about their religion, tribes, or languages. All that they cared about was if they are good people then they are welcome to stay.

One day I was talking about my school friends to another friend from the same belief as mine after I kept on talking and talking, I was just around fifteen then, you know how a girl that age will love to talk about their school friends at home, so this friend of mine from my religious beliefs system asked me, "these friends of yours, are they the same religious as ours?" Like that was all that mattered to her.

My eyes flared up, I looked at her and said no, "they are from the other religion" but they are good people, and she said,

"can't you make friends with people from our religion instead of them?"

Then I told her, I wasn't raised that way, my parents never cared which religion someone belonged to, all that mattered to them was that they should be good people.

That is how I was taught to relate to and treat people.

Just have a good heart, and we could be friends, no matter where you come from.

I told her, "These friends of mine, from my schools, had shown me nothing but kindness and the least I could do was to be friends with them.

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During my first year in college, like most introverts, that cherished their alone time and sometimes loved to live alone.

I don't want to stay in the school hostel, due to how the place is always crowded with roommates, so I chose to stay off campus, by renting my apartment.

The plan was for me to stay alone, but three ladies were introduced to me by a friend, the three of them got their admission a little bit late and couldn't get a conducive hostel room to stay. None could afford accommodation off campus.

They begged me to allow them to stay with me for one year, and I did not hesitate to let them move in with me. Mostly because they look like decent girls from well-trained homes. I only told them that as long as they will not distract me from studying hard until my brain hurts they are welcome to be my roomy.

Of course I called my parents to tell them the whole thing, even when I knew what their answers would be, all they said was if they are good girls then let them stay with you.

To me, kindness is seeing people beyond their religion, color of skin, gender, and all the division there is. Kindness is spreading a helping hand to others in need, not because we want something in return but because that is the right way to live.

Kindness is spreading love and good vibes to ourselves and those around us.

Kindness is choosing to speak kindly to others, even when we are angry. Because we know that our words are powerful, they make or make someone.

If we can at least put ourselves in the position of others when we relate with them, and treat them with empathy, this world will be an amazing place.

Showing kindness to others doesn't even have to be difficult at all.

Telling someone Some simple words of encouragement can go a long way in making their day, you never can tell what someone is going through on the inside, so we show kindness by choosing our words carefully.

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Start from home

Start showing kindness from our home, we should start by appreciating our spouses by complimenting their efforts, it will boost their morale and make them feel valued.

Show kindness to our kids. Treating those around us with kindness in the presence of our kids will automatically sow a seed of kindness into them and they will grow up with it to become a good human being.

Kindness is like planting a seed, it will always sprout and no matter where we go, it will always come back to us.

Thank you very much for visiting my blog as a show of love and kindness, I wish you a great day.
@funshee🥰🙏