Kindness-An inseperable part of me
If you ask me if i were kind at least once in my life, i would say a big yes.Not once,but many times.Innumerable times.Not because i have given money.No!I hate giving alms to beggars and people who can't live for themselves.I have never given a penny to anybody as of date.Why?There's no real answer as far as the question is concerned.I hate people who boast about the money they give to charities and trusts.Is this kindness?Is doing something good and propagating it kindness?No,it's not,at least in my lexicon.I hate people who are after power and money.Why be materialistic and why not be practical?Think!
Does this mean i am not kind at all?No,i of course am kind.But in what way?Read and you'll get to know.Want me to cite some instances?Sure,if not to you readers then to who will i share it with?But,remember,i have not said anything i have done to anybody,even my mom.This is the first time i am spilling out the beans.This is no big secret but as i told you before,i don't like speaking about what i have done.That's me.
Once, when my friend was in a real bad situation , i offered her solace by actually speaking to her.She cried a lot saying many things (which i wouldn't say for it's sheer personal.That would sound like mistrust).We spoke literally many hours after which she smiled.Yes,she was in a grave condition before and was on the verge of committing suicide. And you guessed it right.I stopped her from doing so with my words and every time she talks to me, she expresses the gratitude in her eyes.She very well knows i wouldn't want her talking about things like that and am quite practical by nature.I feel proud sometimes that i have done something good but hey wait,when compared to people who donate their lives for people,do i look all that great?No!:)
Kindness,like love is unconditional.And that's one principle i always keep in mind even if i begin to fret over things a little when i am not happy the way things turn out.Like i said before,a practical person like me doesn't expect anything in return.I am thankful to God for making me feel so.
I saw an old man selling chocolates in a local train(In India people are allowed to sell stuff in trains).He looked all decent and energetic.He would have been around 75 at that time(this incident took place about a year and half ago).What caught my attention was he was not demanding money from money.Whenever he came across a kid, he gave him a chocolate of his own money and that really moved me to tears.I thought,"Does this earth exist coz of people like him?"What further surprised me was he was very gentle and said nothing to people who bargained.At one point when a lady warned her kid not to eat the chocolate he gave and said straight to his that there were people like he who would do anything to attract people's attention, i couldn't bear it any longer.She didn't have to buy the chocolates,but why,why in the name of heavens did she hurt the old guy?Many stupids joined her and said the same thing.They even went to the extremes of saying he was a madman.I walked straight upto him and asked him to pose for a photograph.Yes, i took a photograph of him on my mobile and told him that i was proud to have seen such a man and bought chocolates such that my bag was full.He looked surprised,hurt and glad all at the same time.I knew he had not intended to sell stuff in trains like this and it was after all his bad times that made him stand there bereft of people's sympathy.I didn't sympathise him but lauded him for standing on his own legs and doing what he can, without living in other people's support.The lady and her 'honorable' friends cast a deadly look at me when i said "Don't give a damn what people say.It's for you you are living,not for others.ANd even when stupid people say something, don't just mind.What goes around,comes around"!The old man got down at the next stop and you know what he did?He gave me a glance that spoke a thousand words and all i felt then was humility.I had seen God.I know not if he's still alive or dead,but one thing's for sure.He will live upto a thousand years and had i been He,i would have granted him many lives!
This way i have helped many people and have been kind a million times.But not by giving money.I have nevr used money as a tool.If i were to say the entire list,it would take me a hundred years to do so.So,the last and the final incident will be:
Before i begin narrating it,i would like to quote something that just came to my mind.Guess the quote's mine.;)
If you really feel like being kind to people,help someone find the solution to their problems!
What does this quote have to do with my being kind?Very well,here you go;
An acute thinker by nature, i have always relied on books to satiate my hunger on things that provoke my mind and make me feel restless.That way i have gained a lot vision and as far my friends are concerned, i am a good psychologist though i am not one.I can read people's minds,or so they say.Well, once , as many people come to me for advice,this person said "I have nothing though i have everything" and he looked like a hypochondriac.He's from a very good family and rolled in wealth and had everything he wanted.Even a cute looking girl friend who was an aspiring singer.yes,everything and he's a very good person by heart.Not the kind that is ostentatious and all showy.He is one of the few friends i constantly keep in touch with.When i saw him talk that way,i felt very bad.He had a very silly problem which i can't disclose(sorry) and he drank everyday!Damn!I made him think of his future and told him not to do such stupid stuff and make his like look a mess.I gave him many tips and wanted him to open a blog and write there,yes,i told him to write anything at all there and he does it,faithfully.But i dont read his posts.I created a blog for him where no one could trace him and even created his blog,step by step!The thing was all ready and within a month , he said he felt really good and said he laughed every time he managed to make a villain out of the characters he met in his life.That is ,after writing,he would read the post and feel the chagrin disappearing and the laughter emanating.Guess what?He actually bought me a nice book as a gift(Bleachers by John Grisham) and i was overwhelmed.I didn't expect this kind of a reward but don't people say "What goes around comes around?"Think!
PS I would like to thank the BLOGCATALOG team for giving me an opportunity to vent out all my emotions here.This is not a sponsored post.This was exclusively penned to make a difference in people's lives.What more can a person ask for?
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