Green: Encouraging Kindness

Celebrating the colours of the year 2020

Mithrandi ? Why the Halfling ?

Gandalf:

I do not know ,

Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check ,

But that is not what I have found , I have found it is the small things , everyday feeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay , simple acts of kindness and love .

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…”

Henry James

“Reminiscence is bliss” is something I have believed in from a long time now and on this note , I would love to reminesise one of the great speeches of Mohammed Ali , the great boxer. He says that life as a whole isn’t really long , that when we add up our sleeping , travelling , academics and eating , we have already lost almost half of our lives doing those things. In 30 years , he adds up sleep to 9 years , his travelling to 4 years , 3 years of entertainment , after subtracting all these years gone , remains around 16 years out of 30 . He then emphasizes on the fact that those 16 years are going to be the most important of his life. Nobody is going to remember who he defeated when he won the title , but people will remember what he did with his wealth in those 16 years. Did he help somebody that wasn’t as privileged as he was , did he pull somebody up when they were feeling low , did he help fight against evil and misuse of power , did he do all the good things in life , this is what people are going to remember long after you’ve gone. And there is a god up there , and people will remember the fact that he did the right things , helped people , gave people a chance and finally , he was a good person .

“Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see” — Mark Twain

You can be rich , You can have a business empire , You can have a large mansion with a swimming pool , You can have a dream car , Wear expensive clothes , You can live your dream . But , elation and happiness is a feeling that such immaterial objects cannot provide. Well you may defend the fact that living the dream provides elation . Now what we have to understand in life is that the elation caused by immaterial , non — living objects is just a mere perception of Happiness. It will come and it will go. But , there is a way to create permanent elation.

Now , permanent elation does not arise from the immaterial or the temporary possessions in life. Permanent happiness and elation arises from within. It arises from the very acts of kindness and love. When people are feeling down , you pull them back up , you motivate them to continue , you tell them to never give up , you make an impact on that person’s life. In turn , it creates a permanent impact on your life too. At the end of the day , when you descend into that 6 foot grave or when your funeral pyre is lit , nobody will utter a word about the things you possessed , the businesses and the money you had , the only things people are going to talk about is “What did he or she do with his life ?” . Yes , he made money , he lived a dream , but did he help others , did he coexist as a social being , did he try to spread his happiness and joy around the world.

Cause at the end of the day , your possessions mean nothing , they mean absolutely nothing .But the actions of your heart and soul , will last forever…

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