Kidness

The power of Kindness could change the world if it used correctly. In a lot of ways, it is stronger than the power of weapons and money. Kindness has the potential to change the world, so that one day we can live in a more peaceful world, with more positive people.

Do one good turn and you will get one done to you. If you treat others the way you want to be treated, you will always get something in return – friendship, respect, a smile, money.

Being kind not only comes into Karma, but it makes you feel happy and self-fulfilled. When you help people, that day the sun is a little brighter, your laugh was a little lighter, and if you're a teenybopper, the school bell at the end of the day seems a little earlier.

R.J Palacio once quoted in her book Wonder, “The best way to measure how much you've grown in your year is by what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success. If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place.”

Kinder than necessary – how wonderful. It would make a huge difference in the world if people started treated each other the way everyone should be treated – with respect and kindness.

Helping the “fashionable less fortunate” or spending money to save the world’s economy is not kindness. The next time you see a crying kid or an upset friend, talk to them. Spend time with them, cheer them up. Be kind.

Make someone’s day, and you’ll end up making yours.

So think positively. Help out. Be friendly. Put a smile on someones' face. And you will find that it is even more satisfying than biting into a chocolate and finding caramel inside.

- A Girl In This World