Kindness Always Wins

No matter where you are or where you go in life, always remember to stay kind. The world could always use more kind souls to help dispel the negativity when things get bad. I always say that you never know what a kind word or a smile could help accomplish, especially for a stranger who is going through rough times. We are all fighting battles, and we are all struggling with something, so why not choose to be kind in any situation?

Being kind is something that we can all strive to do more of, especially in a world where people are so quick to judge and to hate. You don’t need to argue or be angry to get your point across; you can instead talk calmly to one another, particularly when you have differing views on something. We don’t need to argue about how people live their lives or about politics, not when we’re perfectly capable of keeping a cool head and actually discussing the topic like adults.

Having differing opinions is what makes us human, but that doesn’t mean that we should let our differences divide us. If anything, our differences should bring us together to better understand one another and to acquire different views on things. You don’t need to change your opinion on something, but it’s always good to have a different viewpoint in case there’s information that you may not have been privy to before.

You never know the things that you could learn by simply choosing to be kind and understanding towards others. It could open your mind to new and exciting opportunities and possibilities! A kind word can go a long way, but you’ll never know how far you will go unless you take the initiative and put that kindness into action. By simply choosing to be nice to someone, you create a ripple effect in the entire world.

Think of yourself like a pebble on a calm lake. You can skip over the waters once or twice, but the ripples in the previously still water will echo through the entire lake eventually. The ripples that you cause by acting kind towards someone might seem like a far-fetched idea, but maybe you just made someone’s day, and they are now going to do something that they would not have done before. They could be kind to someone else, or maybe the brief conversation you had with someone in a parking lot helped them to avoid an accident on the way home. The different paths we could take are endless, but make sure that you’re taking the path with the most kindness; you never know what might happen.