Compassion

Hello! :D This is SilverDawn (on Kinyonga's blogger account), here with a post on...

 

Compassion is a really important thing. It's basically loving kindness to other people, especially when they're sad, troubled, or hurt.

One way of being compassionate is comforting the suffering person, such as putting your arm around them and saying "It's OK" or "It'll be fine, don't worry". 

However, some people may not like it that you obviously can see that you are suffering. So before you try and comfort them, you should try and feel how they are feeling. If you think they won't like it that you can see they are suffering, then you can help by for instance, offering to hang up their coat for them, pouring them a glass of water at mealtimes, and generally helping them in little everyday ways. It can make a huge difference, as they will feel that you care for them. 

Thank you for reading, and have a nice day! ^.^

PS. Frosty and other contributors - can you please post? Thanks. :)

The Person Behind The Screen

Hello! This is SilverDawn, to post on The Person Behind The Screen. 

You may be wondering what I mean by that. Fair point. :)

You can't see the person behind the screen. You can't see whoever you're interacting with on the computer. No, this post isn't about stalkers, it's about kindness. 

Imagining two people were on Animal Jam (using AJ as an example) and one of them was typing slowly. It would be mean for the other one to accuse the slower of being a slow typist, because they can't see the person behind the screen. 

This person may have been much younger than you thought. Or they may have finger problems, or slow-registering problems. You don't know. So you can't judge them for typing slowly. 

Also, you have to watch what you say on the computer. Other people can't hear your tone, so you have to speak (well, type actually :b) mindfully. 

There are more examples, but I'll leave this at this. For now, anyway. :)

Bullies

Hello! This is SilverDawn, to post on bullies. 

A bully is simply somebody who has a practice of being mean to others. They may say cruel things, take things, break things, get innocent people into trouble, and so forth. A bully isn't like that for no reason. A bully is generally someone who is very sad. And I don't mean temporarily sad. I mean hurt deep down inside. Bullies bring this out on other people.

So, really, you should be compassionate to bullies (though, of course, don't let them do bad things). This gets us back to my post on Love and Leafa's on the Golden Rule :b

Sorry for this very short post >.<

The Golden Rule

 

Hi! Leafa here with yet another post, on the Golden Rule! . . . .Sorry, I enjoy putting my topic in italics at the beginning of each post :p

You all know what the Golden Rule is? . . . . No?  Ah.  Well, the Golden Rule is what Jesus once spoke of: "Do unto others as ye would have them do unto you," Matthew 7:12. 

So, however you want others to act to you, act to them the same.  They will meet you with kindness if you meet them with kindness.  Love them, cheer them, care for them.  They will "do the same unto you". . .most likely, at least.  This will earn you friends, earn you liking, and if not that, respect.  And don't just do it to the influential and powerful figures in the world you meet: Do it to everyone you meet.  If you're Christian, you believe that there is a judgment seat; and at the judgment seat you're, well, judged.  If you have done misdeeds and been rude to other people, you'll receive your reward. 

Just a quick post!  Hope it's not TOO religionist. . .FrostWolf, if it is, delete it, and I will post again on this without the religion.

 

Kindness and Charity

Hi!  This is Leafa, posting on Kindness.  No offense, but I'm slightly amazed that no one thought about this before, lol xD Just joking!

Kindness.  'Doing a kindness' means when you do something for another person, not because of a mutual need or an agreement where if you lose a game you need to do this for so-and-so.  You do it just out of the goodness of your heart.  Kindness can win others as friends, supporters, and if not those, people who respect you.  Three quotes are below that have to do with kindness--

"If you can't be pleasant, be as pleasant as you can."

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa

“For Attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

 For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
 For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
 For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day.
 For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
 People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
 As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.”
― Sam Levenson

Kindness will brighten another's day, making them happy and cheerful and amiable.  That is how you gain friends from kindness.  And when you're unhappy, those friends will be there for you, loyal to you because of the kindness you showed them, and will give you kindness.  What comes from kindness is happiness.

And now for the charity part of my post.

Charity means giving as much as you can without making yourself too poor to buy what you need.  If a poor person that had only $30 gave $25 to a good, well-meaning charity, they give more in spirit than rich people who give thousands of dollars away to the same charity.  A multi-trillionaire can give away two billion dollars, and that will make a huge difference in the charity.  But that trillionaire can give away a trillion dollars without effecting their living style; it's like they gave $25 as much as it effects the trillionaire.  Sorry, that's veering off the subject a bit *looks away guiltily* Sorry about that.  But in my religion, we always give away 10% of our income to tithing, which is what we call charity.

Charity is very good.  It aids others, and it is a large aspect of kindness.

Thanks for reading, and have a nice day!:)