You Never Know

Emanuel Swedenburg once said ~Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want, and do.~ Every person has the ability to be kind, it's just a matter of finding it within ourselves. Let me ask you this question, have you done anything that was out of the goodness of your heart for someone and expecting nothing in return? Or did someone do something for you out of the goodness of his or her heart that warranted the same result? Initially, it's from these so-called good samaritans that they perform random acts of kindness.

If you think about it, a person can't give what he or she doesn't have due to one's own personal experiences of being hurt emotionally and/or personally. We've all come across certain people that if you genuinely do something nice, that person thinks there is a hidden agenda. Far from it, for it is the mindset of that good samaritan that doing one kind thing for one person will have somewhat of a ripple effect. In other words, what was done out of kindness for that person will hopefully be done by other people as well. Initially, a person can be an inspiration just by sharing one's joy of life by doing something that can sometimes be lost, which is to smile.

Undoubtedly, when someone smiles at you your initial reaction is to smile back which is a common courtesy. Yet one can be a bit weary of that person's smile because he or she can't determine his or her true intentions behind that smile, but I digress. At some point in time, each of us will meet or come across someone that when you have a conversation with him or her, either through email, instant message, or in person you smile and laugh because of the vibe that particular person exudes. It's from interacting with that person that there is a smile in their heart which is made of gold. Kindness can absolutely change the complexity of a person's demeanor or attitude just by giving someone some much needed kind words.

Mark Twain once said, ~Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.~ A person can do something nice without even knowing it and though he or she can't see or hear it, other people can. In the whole scheme of things, kindness costs nothing and it never wears out. For when something such as a kind smile is gen away, it is usually returned back; but when you lose it, someone will come along to help you find it. You never really forget the someone who somehow knows when you need cheering up at a time in your life when things aren't going so well. It can open your eyes, as well as your heart, to know there is a person out there who is always thinking about you, which is a comforting thought indeed.

Since graduating from High School in 1996, I have been writing my thoughts down and it wasn't until 2 years ago that I decided to share these Yodaisms with other people. Whether or not I have made an impact, if any, or your lives is inconsequential because each and every one of you have made an impact on me. Sending out Valentine's Day, Woman's Day, and Birthday e-cards, for the ladies, were done not because I had to, but because I wanted to. For if it put a smile on each of your faces and made your day then that is just an added bonus which tells me that I'm doing something right even if I don't know it. In the end, you never know what a kind word or gesture will get you unless one tries, you may actually like it.