A waitress at Pizza Hut is going to college because of her kindess to others and the kindness of those who appreciated her.
After reading Froma Harrop’s column today on giving thanks and expressing gratitude, I begin searching for stories about kindness. First I came across this from FOX NEWS, ” An Indiana Pizza Hut waitress with dreams of college received a much-needed boost in arriving at that goal: a $10,000 tip.”
She was given the money by a family who appreciated how well she treated them. It seems that one day they informed her of their plans to move away. “Osborne asked them to come say goodbye to her before they left town.” To the young lady’s surprise, they returned with a check to help her with her college tuition. FOX News
I then made a visit to the Acts of Kindness website and found two quotes to live by.
from author Henry James: Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
from Winston Churchill: We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
To read more about Random Acts of Kindness Acts of Kindness
Intimacy and kind words: Since this is Thanksgiving week in the United States, I will again repeat a post from the other day, “Be kind to everyone whom you meet. . . ”
To encourage intimacy, try kind words. Sometimes that means turning the other cheek, or speaking a word of praise even if you are angry. The power of forgiveness is expansive and gratitude reaps rewards.
Now let’s get back to the saying, “Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” They come from a philosopher in 400 BC — attributed to Plato although I heard recently that was a mistaken attribution. Nonetheless the words continue:
- Live simply.
- Love generously.
- Care deeply.
- Speak kindly.
- Leave the rest to God.
- Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. . . .
- Life is about learning to dance in the rain.
Here is a piece I wrote sometime ago and it is still one of my favorites: Words that harm, words that heal and here is Froma’s column: Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2008 Rita Watson