Kindness is a Drug

Written by on in BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought


Practicing kindness is like a drug. Every act of kindness gives me a highly excited and jubilant feeling. For me, the highest form of kindness is thinking kind thoughts even when I am alone. I try that a lot. Sometimes I succeed and sometimes I don’t. But my efforts to practice kindness is always there.


No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted…..Aesop


Kind Soul

When I decided to carry out this journey of life with my husband Firoze, the most important quality of his that helped me reach my decision was his extremely kind nature. His default mode is to be a kind soul. That is a rare thing in todays world.

Kindness in Firoze

Random Acts of Kindness

Recently, on a weekend we went to a nearby shopping mall. It was just before the Bengali New Year a.k.a Poila Baishakh. That time of the year when the whole of Kolkata is out there shopping for new clothes to wear as well as gift.There was a huge queue of cars while entering the parking lot. We realised we were going to have a trying time getting a parking space.

And as you would have it, we went round and round the parking lots at the different levels and all of them were full. Finally at the top most level just when we were about to give up, we saw a car driving out. We had already crossed the spot. But luck was on our side. A lady parking attendant helped us reverse our car while making another car which had entered after us wait. She helped us park the car and thanks to her kindness,we could finally enter the mall.

We went up to the foodcourt to have our regular Cuppa from one of our favourite tea joints. While having our tea, Firoze and me started to discuss that how helpful she was. We felt extremely grateful for being

on the receiving end of a random act of kindness.

Us in the mall food-court

Suddenly, Firoze said, its so hot out there,I am feeling like buying a cool drink and gift it to the lady. I agreed with him. He bought the cool drink and went back to the parking lot to give it to her This incident totally uplifted our heart and made our shopping trip an exceptionally cheerful one!

Random Acts of Kindness


Kindness is not Weakness

Somehow, kindness is not always answered with kindness. There are some people who mistake kind people to be weak. But, that is a huge mistake as kind people have the strongest spirit. It gives a sense of immense mental strength. It makes an otherwise grey day seem bright and sunny.


World Kindness Day

I read recently that World Kindness Day is a global day which celebrates being kind to each other, to yourself, and to the world. It is celebrated on November 13 of each year, to help everyone understand the binding power of compassion. So on the 13th of November,as well as on every other day of the year, don’t forget to practice kindness.

I’m participating in #BlogchatterA2Z and this is the K post.

2 Comments

  1. I love being kind, it makes my heart feel full too. I always say please and thank you. In a world full of hate it’s nice to try and spread a little joy.

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