“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Matt 7:12 ESV)

Random acts of kindness

Imagine what our world would be like if everyone in it practiced acts of kindness in every opportunity that came came along. If they showed kindness to strangers in need. If they told people around them to go first. If they extended a helping hand to someone who obviously needed it without expecting anything in return. If this happened, the world would undoubtably be a better place and people doing the kind acts would feel better, too.

In a study conducted by Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, psychology professor at the University of California, students were assigned the task of doing five random acts of kindness per week for six weeks. At the end of the study, the students’ levels of happiness had increased by 41.66 percent! Being kind to others had a profoundly positive effect on their own level of happiness!

Therefore…

“One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” (Prov. 11:24-25 ESV)

The golden rule

“Do to others as you would have them to do to you.” (Luke 6:31 NIV)

Quote:

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” - Mark Twain