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Random quote of the day:

“Grant yourself a moment of peace,
and you will understand
how foolishly you have scurried about
Learn to be silent,
and you will notice that
you have talked too much.
Be kind,
and you will realize that
your judgement of others was too severe.”

—Ancient Chinese Proverb

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Bert and Ernie, Celine Dion, or the Band of the Coldstream Guards. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

Random quote of the day:

“[History has taught me] kindness: we exist because many before us have survived hardship and have chosen to share their space, resources and stories. And humility as a scholar: we very rarely discover anything but reinterpret and add to palimpsests.”

—Prof. Olivette Otele, History Today, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2018

Random quote of the day:

“We are as forlorn as children lost in the woods. When you stand in front of me and look at me, what do you know of the griefs that are in me and what do I know of yours? And if I were to cast myself down before you and weep and tell you, what more would you know about me than you know about Hell when someone tells you it is hot and dreadful? For that reason alone we human beings ought to stand before one another as reverently, as reflectively, as lovingly, as we would before the entrance to Hell.

—Franz Kafka, Letter to Oskar Pollak, November 8, 1903

Random quote of the day:

“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.”

—Tenzin Gyatso, 14^th Dalai Lama, Kindness and Compassion

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Orville and Wilbur, Katy Perry, or the Avengers. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Random quote of the day:

“Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.”

—Mencius, The Meng-Tzu (tr. James Legge)

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

Random quote of the day:

“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.”

—Robert Brault, Round Up the Usual Subjects

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Random quote of the day:

“He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged.”

—Benjamin Franklin, old maxim quoted in The Autobiography

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Random quote of the day:

“Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
You must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.”

—Naomi Shahib Nye, “Kindness”

You can read the whole poem here.

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Random quote of the day:

“Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
You must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.”

—Naomi Shahib Nye, “Kindness”

You can read the whole poem here.

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Random quote of the day:

"There’s only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you’ve got to be kind."

—Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

( Illustrated version. )

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

I didn't find out about the 911 Day of Service until the drive home from work on September 11. I wished I'd known sooner, but as I sat there Friday night doing my yearly night of watching about 911 on TV, I decided that I had to do something. I don't know what yet, but it's a more positive thing to do with all that grief and anger.

Service. It's a beautiful word that has recently been treated with disdain in certain quarters. All service means is thinking of someone besides yourself, doing something outside the narrow corners of your interest, the box you have placed your life in. It doesn't have to be a huge thing. Small acts of kindness add up, random bits of niceness help change the face of the vast mosaic of life. Anything that one does without personal gain being the motive is an act of service.

I hope I'm a good enough person to serve something larger than Me.

If you interpret "the week of 911" as beginning with September 11, I've still got until Friday to "perform a good deed, volunteer or engage in another charitable activity."

Because I believe the best good deeds are done anonymously, I may not report on anything here. Service of another kind, volunteering and the like, are another issue. I don't know if I'll get any "service" done this year, but I see no reason not to plan something next year.

Random quote of the day:

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."

—Lao Tzu

( Illustrated version. )

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