Kindness    is contagious:  “Kind actions don’t end there; one leads to another. Good example spreads,” she says. Whether at home ,  in close circles, or at work,  “people who receive your kindness, if they were already kind, learn to be even more so, and if they weren’t, they learn from you how to be kind.” 

These are some quotes from a book I recommend you read. It’s called   ” The Hidden Power of Kindness  ” (Rialp, 2014) , by Lawrence G. Lovasik.

Far removed from hypocrisy or weakness,   kindness goes hand in hand with courtesy, empathy, and a firm character . When we find it difficult to be kind, it’s because our selfishness makes us think that  “not everyone deserves our kindness,”  and we may even neglect those we love most while being polite to those we care about least.

According to   Lovasik , most of the time a very small effort is enough to achieve powerful and lasting effects:  “People don’t usually notice your effort to do something for them. They only perceive your kindness. What matters is not so much what you do, but how you do it.   A kind action lasts a long time . It is difficult for the years to bury the sweetness of a kind gesture ,” he states in his work.

Lovasik encourages us all, and   especially parents , to “join” “the kindness club,” which has   six very simple rules   :

Three You Must 

1. Speak kindly to someone at least once a day.
2. Think something kind about someone at least once a day.
3. Do something kind to someone at least once a day.

And three you must not:

1. To speak ill of no one.
2. Speak ill of anyone.
3. Behaving badly towards no one.

And what about when   we slip up   in our attempt? We must also be kind and forgiving to ourselves, Lovasik reminds us. And she gives   three tips   for rectifying the situation (and ourselves):

1. Make a brief act of contrition, such as “Forgive me, Lord.”
2. If necessary, apologize.
3. Say a short prayer for the person you have been unkind to.

Our author was probably looking for a catchy title, one reminiscent of the   self-help books   that have flooded the world. Those books, which aimed to win friends, influence people, or craft persuasive speeches, weren’t entirely wrong in many of their methods and advice. But their difference from Lovasik’s work undoubtedly lies in their intended purpose. Books that seek to influence are suitable for worldly men and women, supposed winners with everyone at their feet. In contrast,  ” The Hidden Power of Kindness”  takes as its model a   kind, gentle, understanding, and optimistic Christ . A Christian like that is joyful.

“Kindness is one of God’s greatest gifts to the world ,” says Lovasik. Let us be instruments of this gift and, in our daily lives, be kind and smiling to those around us,  “even if we think they don’t deserve it .” Without realizing it,   we are sanctifying our daily lives   and, more importantly, spreading this holiness to our world, which is often shrouded in darkness.

Source: woman essentia