The world, we live in, offers us many choices.  We can be anything we want, as long as it is good.  How many of us have chosen to be kind?  To quote, Dr. Wayne Dyer “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind”. And, I believe that every kind act is always right in its own way.

Kindness!  It is the quality that brings life in a dead soul.  The most powerful weapon, second only to love.  It is a quality that is hidden deep inside mankind.  A quality that defines who you are.  Above all, kindness is that one trait that takes humanity to a whole new level.  If you look at the world around you, you’ll notice that people have no idea of what kindness is.  They are too caught up in their jobs that they do not have time for love and care.  Of course, not an extinct attribute, society still has certain people who prove that magnanimity and kindness exist.  In today’s generation, kindness is what the nation is looking for along with jobs.  When you live in a society filled with blooming kindness, that hidden quality of yours turns to goodness and it is this goodness that makes the society magical.

We are often thought to give love and care to everyone irrespective of their background.  We were often told accounts and legends of great personalities who conquered the world with just a small act of kindness.  If they could do it, what’s stopping us then?  I grew up in a society watching people who made kindness their strength and not just a trait.  I was thought to be kind, clement and caring.  Of course, it isn’t easy to follow all these, especially when you are a teenager.  But that didn’t stop me from carrying out my small acts.  I remember when I was back in eighth grade, we had our classes on the second floor and the juniors had theirs on the first floor.  We had to use stairs.  And I used to watch them lift their heavy trolley bags with wheels.  That’s when I decided to step in and help.  I carried their bags to the first floor.  And you know what the best thing about helping other is?  It not only makes the other person happy, it makes you happy too.  You feel remarkable.

This was just one way of creating a society full of kindness.  If not greater things, you can always show small acts of kindness.  Listening to someone when they share a problem, giving compliments, holding the door for someone, telling a joke and making someone’s day, buying a meal for a homeless person, giving leftovers to the stray animals and even visiting the old age homes qualify as a kind act.  Kindness can be followed by students in school too, by helping someone complete their notes, helping friends understand a math problem, saying thank you to a teacher or even by sharing a pen or sharing your breakfast.  A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.  You never know, but sometimes even a smile can help a person who has had a bad, depressing day.

It is only when you set an example, that people around you get inspired and motivated to follow you.  In a world filled with insecurities and savagery, a simple act of kindness is enough to move mountains.  But one should keep in mind not to confuse between being kind and being nice.  You can be kind to someone you are not nice to and vice versa.  It is nice to listen to someone, but it is kind when you make an effort to help them.

In today’s society, where greed is overtaking, people should learn to be kind, but not expect anything in return.  Kindness always repays.  There will be a day where the person you helped will repay your kindness.  I strongly believe that by creating a society of kindness, we are setting an example for the future.   After all, three things in human society are very important.  The first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.