This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. - Dalai Lama

The feeling of helping to those who are badly in need is certainly rewarding, as we know we have made a difference (even a tiny one) in their lives. Helping is one of the most beautiful things in this world and in the existence of human beings. This is something that we all need to cultivate most especially towards children.

Kindness in the Family (especially for Filipino people)

For ordinary Filipino people, the culture of close-family ties automatically makes them kind to each member of the family. It is a part of their being, an innate character. For instance, the eldest child helps his parents financially once he has secured a job. He takes part in helping his siblings to finish their studies before settling down.

Some families, the elder brother or sister will take the responsibility as a provider, most especially if their parents never attain a degree. They work as much as they could prioritizing the family in helping them and sometimes giving up their personal needs.

That is one commendable act of sacrifice and I must say it is incomparable to other races. Kindness in the Filipino family is more than obvious and one-of-a-kind.

Kindness in Friends

Every now and then, our friends need our support, may it be financially or emotionally. We are there with them without any single doubt to give a hand to each of them as much as we could, as we value our friendship with them. We believe that it is just a total heartlessness or insensitiveness if we never could spare a single act of kindness to these valuable people. We come and help them with wide arms open.

That is how we express our love to our friends, especially if they are dearest to us. We can never fail to make them feel that they are valued and that they matter to us. And that is what real friendship is, no absence of kindness.

Kindness in Random

We walk down the street, see those homeless people and witness random individual showing their generosity to those kind of people - buying them food or clothes. It's beautiful and hopeful to know that this world has never run out of people who still care about the forgotten ones in the society. Yes, we are the ones who create our destiny but sometimes those homeless people ended up with no choice. As much as they avoid that kind of situation, but they have been drowned terribly to that unfavorable circumstance and that they become hopeless. For sure all of them wish or hope to get away from that burden.

By showing kindness to them, we can change their lives somehow, someway. The next time we see them, let us do something worthwhile. Who knows our single act of kindness is the answer of their long pleas from up above.

Let's make kindness a universal language.

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This is a continuation of my PAUSE FOR THOUGHT BLOG: WEEK 17

~Month of APRIL

Week 16 click here MAYBE IT'S NOT HOW YOU DO WELL IN SCHOOL BUT IT'S HOW YOU DO WELL IN LIFE, GENERALLY
Week 15 click here STOP COMPLAINING, CHANGE YOUR SITUATION INSTEAD |PAUSE FOR THOUGHT
Week 14 click here I MADE IT! | SUCCESS OF MY 13-WEEK SELF-IMPROVEMENT CHALLENGE

~Month of MARCH

Week 13 click here ALL BEAUTIFUL THINGS ARE MEANT TO END
Week 12 click here NO THOUGHT OF 'I WISH I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER
Week 11 click here BEING A RESPONSIBLE ADULT AND AGING GRACEFULLY
Week 10 click here IN LOVE? LADIES, DON'T BE BLINDED, SPOT THE ABUSIVE TREATMENT FROM YOUR PARTNER | CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Week 9 click here JEALOUS? WHY NOT CELEBRATE OTHER PEOPLE'S SUCCESS?

~Month of FEBRUARY

Week 8 click here THEY'RE RACIST SO SHE SLAPPED THEM WITH MERCEDES BENZ
Week 7 click here DO NOT TAKE ALL THINGS PERSONALLY
Week 6 click here LIMITING BELIEFS ON THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE
Week 5 click here LISTEN, JUST LISTEN... THAT's ALL WE NEED

~Month of JANUARY

Week 4 click here SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY, NOW!
Week 3 click here GRANNY, THE CRANBERRIES, AND DEATH
Week 2 click here DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER
Week 1 click here OF ADVERSITIES & FAITH
To check the background of this challenge click here PAUSE FOR THOUGHT