Mark Twain once said “kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see”.
We’ve all had that moment when we decide on a matter that affects another person. It’s a difficult decision especially when it comes to work. Rules and regulations define what one needs to do. Or not do.
Often times things happen beyond our control. We can’t predict what happens in other people’s lives. An illness that debilitates a close family member, a family or someone who goes through difficult times, or worse, a death that leaves us devastated.
In the workplace, life goes on regardless of the circumstances. Upper management would always tell you to leave your problems at home. But how do you work well if issues at home hound your mind while you’re working?
In a relationship, at times we have difficulty sharing problems. Either others wouldn’t care or are looking out for themselves. It’s depressing to face your problems alone. After all, one is a lonely number.
Of course one can argue that people abuse kindness. But let’s keep it real and let karma pay back these low life creatures.
So here’s the rub. When is kindness more important than being right?
It’s a fair reminder that when people think that in the middle of their chaos, there was you to lean on, being kind will always be the right thing to do.
Kindness, after all, is an eight letter word that’s someone else’s Relative Joy.
Relative Joy 