Kindness Taking for Granted To begin with, have you ever been kind to a friend that took your kindness for weakness? Being kind means being generous to someone and being helpful in any situation. Kind is not causing harmful conditions to another. Kindness is not just thinking about yourself in a situation but to overlook your problems in a way to help another person complete theirs. Kindness is important because I use it as a form of respect toward another person. Without respect you can lead to hatred toward that person that wasn’t kind to you and forgiveness of being unkind is hard to come by. Importance of being kind can cause problems to our relationships with other people around us. I was always showed kindness to anyone and everything …show more content…
She tried to make me feel bad about the situation as if I was being selfish and then told me one day karma will get me. I had to believe that I did the right thing even if her feedback of being unkind was the result. Out of my kindness and relationships toward others, I’ve learned to be more cautious of who I’m kind to in a way I never thought I would. Due to the fact, my kindness would be taken for granted. Furthermore, showing the act of kindness is hard for me to do to certain people. Kind is meaning to show good character to another. Kindness is not endangering anyone or anything. Kindness is being nice and not just thinking of yourself. The act of kindness is important because it shows how you would want the other to treat you in return of your own kindness. Being kind has not always been pleasurable to me. In addition, my thoughts about always being kind to everyone around me has changed because when my friend, Deanna, and her daughters, Shayna and Vanessa, took it all for granted. It all started when I noticed they were needing some help with things, such as money, food, and school items. Little did I know …show more content…
Out of my kindness I helped because I felt for them. I knew their times was hard, I had experiences of my own. Growing up wasn’t so easy, I lived in 3 states in all parts of each state because my step father’s job required it. So everywhere he went, we went. My step father passed on and that’s when times got really hard. My mother was then a single mom, we barely had food, shelter, or clothes. It was a rough experience. Deanna was a single mom going through the same situation as I was growing up. So I felt her pain, so this is why I helped. Deanna and her daughters barely had any food, so I took it upon myself and went grocery shopping for them and brought it all to them. I spent about $150 on food for just them. After that, a few days later, Deanna contacted me asking if she can borrow some money to pay her light bill. She then asked to buy Vanessa school clothes and items for school because she couldn’t and Vanessa needed these items. I had agreed to take on the task of paying their light bill and paying for Vanessa’s school items. I was also struggling to
The virtue of kindness is not meek it is not niceness. Kindness holds firm to its foundation and values, but it does it in a way that is gentle. Kindness is not naïve, it is wise and discerning (Corey, 211). People confuse being nice as kindness because on the outside both are soft. The inside is what shows the difference. Niceness has no substance, it will go wherever society takes it. Kindness is different, it has a firm, solid center (Corey xv). The components of soft edges and firm centers make kindness warm and inviting and yet it remains deeply rooted to its core beliefs.
I've learned a lot of things from watching Winnie the Pooh and they've helped me a lot in life. Winnie has taught me to always be kind, to include everyone, to love everyone equally, and share. I try to always keep these things in mind and be kind to everyone, but sometimes you can't always be kind to people that you just can't get along with, and I've learned that. In 6th grade I made a friend with someone and it turned out that that person wasn't the best person in the world. They started talking about me and my friends behind our backs and I learnt that even if you are kind to some people they won't always return the favor. However, I do try my best to be polite to everyone, though when I do try to be polite I may come off as shy because I am a very shy and quiet person when I'm not with any of my friends or
Kindness can really make a difference in a person's attitude. In “A Christmas Carol”, the Cratchits and Scrooge's nephew Fred show kindness to Scrooge, even though Scrooge showed quite the opposite to them. Or in “Thank you M’am”, when Ms. Jones makes Roger food and gives him money to buy his shoes, instead of reporting him to the police. Even in “Little Things Are Big”, when Jesus decides to help people even if he has to face prejudism. These stories all show turning points, and these examples show
Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner provides incredibly valuable insight into the intertwining concepts of identity and personal happiness, as does A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews. Undeniably, a healthy cognisance of personal identity is crucial to mental tranquility and happiness. Insecurity, for example is unilaterally viewed as an unsettling character flaw precisely because of the inherent implication of untrue personal identity. Accurately understanding one’s true personal identity is the backbone of happiness, as seen in The Kite Runner and A Complicated Kindness. Furthermore, it can be said that personal flaws, strengths and collectivist mentalities surrounding both Amir and Nomi’s characters ultimately contribute to their respective happiness or lack thereof, at the end of both stories.
Kindness means doing “a kind deed” (Merriam-Webster). Kindness is not tied to any certain person or occupation. Lawyers can have kindness and do cases for free. The same goes for any person. One can do a kind act just because they feel like it, without getting anything in return. A woman named Megan for whom I did volunteer work for, came up to me one day and gave me forty dollars. I did not ask for it, nor did she have any reason to give it to me, other than the fact that she wanted to make sure I had plenty of groceries at home. This is kindness. My brother Grayson
When people go to extremes in the name of selfless kindness, or in the case of Lloyd and Harry from Dumb and Dumber, when people who are motivated by attraction, desperation and kindness, go to extremes, more often then not something good happens in the end. Hollywood has a long standing tradition of lauding the bumbling hero who, though misguided, saves the day with little more than a kind heart and a strong will. Two examples of goodness conquering all are Tommy Boy and Dumb and Dumber. Both movies are highly comical, and play to the worst case scenario in the name of laughs, but underneath the comical exterior, the moral of both stories says, when people attempt to serve others or causes greater than themselves, goodness usually triumphs.
The ancient Greeks storyteller Aesop said, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Thoughtful acts can help people in great ways. Being kind is really important because it helps with people problems. Helping people can make them happy and they could end up helping you as well.
I continually keep in mind, that many times a bad attiutude or a streak of meaness can be contibuted to a previous bad experience. The average person is not insolent for the sake of being so. this brings about the conclusion that we must ever-more hold empathy inside our hearts. As much as possible I lend kindness, whether it be a look, a word, or standing up for others. A chracter that is good is a charcater that is understanding.
I went to the grocery store and got cases of water, bags of bread, and stuff to make the sandwiches. I had finished preparing the bags and each had granola bars, fruit, ham and cheese sandwiches, water, toothpaste, and other hygiene products. My dad and I had arrived outside the homeless shelter and were ready to pass the bags out as we saw the swarm of people. Hundreds maybe even thousands of people gathered sitting in what little shade there was. I knew we had a homeless problem, but not to this extent and the bags I had made were going to make little to no difference on the vast amount of people that had been sitting outside. I was a little disappointed at first to be completely honest because I was not prepared for that many people. If I would have known there would have been so many people I would have made more bags. We drove around the block planning on what we were going to do and saw some tents set up. My dad and I were curious as to what they were, so we got out the car and saw that these people had been giving people food and I walked up to them and asked if there was any way I could help them. These people in the tents were actually an organization called Open Arms Outreach and a few girls scouts. They gladly let us help and we brought a few cases of water and the bags I had made and helped pass them out. The organization Open Arms Outreach
Not once did I think about how the other person felt, or if I was really helping them.
I always see a homeless person. Whether on the streets, an alley or even the subway. You’ll always see one every time you visit. I get to help one homeless person one time while I was staying in the city for 3 days. It was 12:30 am and I was about to head back to the hotel, but I was thirsty, so I went to a convenience store near, when I saw a girl sitting outside a convenience store. She looks young, probably a young adult. I was thinking, maybe that girl hadn’t eaten anything, and if maybe I could grab her some food. I went inside the store, the only thing I need to buy is a bottle of water, but I ended up buying sandwiches, fruits and a two bottles of water. I took 1 bottle of water out and give the rest of the bag to her. She was smiling and said “thank you”. My response is “you’re welcome” and smiled back. Helping the homeless is one of the little things that makes me happy. It might a small thing for me, but if I put it on their perspective, it is something very
A good friend must be kind because being kind is when they look out for you no matter what! If they hear girls talking about you, they are the friends that stop them. Friends look out for you even when you are arguing. A friend understands that you may not always get along but you should always try and be there for them and look out for them. Although this can be difficult at times, it proves how kind and loving you are. Another part of being kind is listening to one and another. Sometimes we don't care about what are friends have to say, but listening is really important. Listening shows that you value their friendship. Some friends only talk about themselves and never listen to your problems; that is not a good friend. Listening to each other helps you learn about the person as it shows character and tells that person you can count on them. In addition, being a ...
It isn’t always easy to be kind to others, nor is it easy to fake being kind. Some try to be kind by offering or showering one with stuff. People all around do this, they think giving people things equals being kind and fills heart the same way a compliment would. However, it does not work like that. One does not feel the same way after getting an object as they do when they are are told they look gorgeous, or when someone holds the door for them, or even when someone tries to be inclusive. Often when someone gifts something they do so expecting something in return, they did not do it out of kindness of their heart. A kind person is giving from their hearts, whereas those who give gifts thinking that is being kind are doing so to feel
If one person holds the door open for somebody else, basically, the receiver of the kind act is benefitting by not having to open the door. Although the example sounds very simple, the act is still helping somebody. If people did not hold the door open in the modern day society, the combined amount of times one would have to open the door would be significant. Secondly, showing kindness builds character. If somebody shows kindness, the people around would start to see the type of person the giver is. Good character is very important in life, and it will earn somebody a lot in life. On the third hand, there is always an opportunity to show kindness. Showing kindness every day is a very good habit to develop, and it would start to make somebody a better person. Every act of kindness will benefit others, and kindness is a great way to bring people
Kindness is the key to most everything. Being kind means taking the high road, even when someone has wronged you. It means serving other people, even under inconvenient circumstances.It involves looking for the good in others, and even helping them to see the good in themselves. Kindness is spreading happiness to make other’s day better and by making them smile. Kindness is defending those who are picked on by others, sitting by those who are lonely, and saying hi to someone in the hall. Kindness is being someone who wants to build up those around them.