Kindness of a Stranger....

[Daniel77]

If we really think about it, our very survival, even today, depends upon

the acts and kindness of so many people. Right from the moment of

our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents; later in

life, when facing the sufferings of disease and old age, we are again

dependent on the kindness of others. If at the beginning and end of

our lives we depend upon other´s kindness, why then in the middle

should we not act kindly toward others?

Anyone who considers himself or herself, above all, a member of the

human family should develop a kind heart. It is a powerful feeling that

we should consciously develop and apply. Insted we often neglect it,

particularly in our prime years when we experience a false sense of

security.

Kindness and compassion are among the principa values that make

our lives meaningful. They are a source of lasting happiness and joy.

They are the foundation of a good heart, the heart of one who acts out

of desire to help others.

Through kindness, through affection, through honesty, through truth

and justice towards all others, we benefit ourselves as well. This is

a matter of common sense. There is no denying that consideration of

others worthwile. Our own happiness is inextricably bound up whit the

happiness of others. Similarly, if society suffers, we ourselves suffer.

Nor is there any denying that the more our hearts and mind are afflicted

with ill will, the more miserable we become.

I belive that we all to some extent moved by an inability to bear the

sight of anothers suffering. It is this that, when we see someone in

trouble, stirs some felling in us to go and se if there is anything we can

do to help. Moreover, I belive that alongside our natural ability to

empathize whit others, we also have a need for other´s kindness,

which runs like a thread throughout our whole life.

At any given moment there must be hundreds of million of acts of

kindness taking place around the world. Although there will undoubtedly

be many acts of violence in progress at the same time, these will

surely be far few. Perhaps this kind if good news is not remarked upon

precisely beacuse there is so much of it. Nevertheless, I greatly

appreciate the theme of this book that gathers stories of kindness

received when it was most needed and perhaps least expected. I am

sure they will inspire everyone who reads them, encouraging each of

us to take whatever opportunities arise to be kind to others in turn. And

in so doing we will contribute actively to creating a more peaceful,

harmonious and friendly world.

His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Preface to the book:

The Kindness Of Strangers

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Hope this is the right place for this inn here. Be kind to a traveller and give him/her and good experince and traveller give Him/her a faboulus memorie of being kind.

[GoldMember]

. Be kind to a traveller and give him/her and good experince and traveller give Him/her a faboulus memorie of being kind.

I can remember on a couple of occasions whilst traveling as a teenager and running my budget all the way up until the airport for the trip home.Thing was,i forgot the departure tax.Yet the guys behind me,on both occasions, in the check in Queue ,without even a prompt, were always prepared to pay for me and despite insistence of taking name and address to recompense,absolutely insisted it wasnt necessary. Now when i see folk in similar situations,i always try to help out.True- you never ever forget acts of kindness.

On the other hand,some b+stard nicked the frame of my backpack at some guest house off KSR.Evidently the then concept of farangs watching each others backs was taken to an extreme interpretation.