Always Be Kind

Kindness is being understanding towards someone, even if you don’t truly understand. Kindness is thinking about how others feel instead of just thinking about yourself. Kindness is caring, even if you don’t need to. Kindness is what makes the world so amazing.

However, it is no secret that we are currently not living in a world full of kindness. Just this week, we have seen countries fighting each other and countries divided by political beliefs. In today’s world, it is really hard to find moments of kindness while watching current events unfold in front of our eyes. Children are scared to go to school, worried that they won’t survive the day. Families are starving around the world, while others sit on billions of dollars trying to hide what they did wrong years ago. People are being killed just for being part of a different political party, while politicians ignore these tragedies or use them to strengthen the hate towards the opposite side. So yes, the world does not seem like the best place to be right now, but if you look hard enough, there is still some kindness.

When I walk into a building, there is always someone holding the door open as I walk in. When a tragic event happens in a community, community members come together to support. When someone is going through a rough time, friends are there to simply talk to and support one another. Although kindness is hard to find, it is still there.

Yes, a lot of current events happened this week that did not fill our hearts with joy. A lot of people have different opinions, which is leading to more divisions throughout the world. I do agree that some opinions are simply not ok, but this is not the time to divide from one another just because someone has a different opinion than you. If we want to see any change in society, we have to work together and put our differences aside and do what is best for each other, not ourselves. If you are wondering if you should do something and it does not fit into the “always be kind” mantra, maybe you shouldn’t do it. If more people put kindness first, the world would be a much better place.

Always Be Kind!

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