By Ezra D'Souza
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” - Mark Twain
Being kind or caring means performing a small act that will make somebody happy without expecting anything in return. Acts of kindness do not necessarily need to be grand, they can be something as simple as holding the door for someone or greeting someone you’ve seen around. These small things may just make someone's day brighter, even though you may not think so.
On November 13th every year kindness day is celebrated all around the world! It all started in 1966 and 1977 when the World Kindness movement held a series of conferences that were organized in order to form the “Declaration of Kindness” on November 13th, now it is celebrated by spreading joy, peace, and compassion.
Here are 5 reasons YOU should be KIND:
1. Being Kind makes you a more likeable person and make more friends! People are easily attracted to someone kind and selfless.
2. Kindness makes you happy! Being kind releases a chemical called oxytocin, which is the same chemical released when you fall in love!
3. Being kind causes a chain reaction. Studies show that when an act of kindness is displayed, the person who received it is likely to be kind to someone else!
4. The result of an act of kindness is instant, you don’t have to wait to see the result.
5. Being kind is for everyone, no matter age, job, gender, etc. Anybody can display an act of kindness, there are no limits when being kind!
Kindness is evident around GIS thanks to SmilesforZAYED team who went around being kind and thanking our staff, teachers, and security! You can be kind too, acts of kindness are simple and don’t take long, here are a few examples;:
Holding the door open for somebody
Greeting and smiling people you know, it can even be a stranger
Complimenting someone around you
Donating small amounts of money to various organizations around the UAE
Do something thoughtful for someone! It’ll make their day
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