Motivation Monday's
Life Vest Inside has had the very good fortune of finding writers willing to share their Kindness Stories with us. One of our special recurring writers is David Jablinowitz, Op-Ed Editor at Jerusalem Post, who is famous for his “bus stories.”
Be Nice!
I walked into the office this morning a bit late. Sorry. But there was a good reason. Well actually, one reason wasn’t so great; a large amount of traffic at the entrance to Jerusalem.
(Side note: a passenger said to me – “Hey, the Jews have been praying for a long time to enter Jerusalem; our misfortune is that they all decided to enter at the same time that you’re trying to get to work.”)
The really good reason for my delay into the office this morning was that at a street corner near The Jerusalem Post building, a class of third-graders was gathered, wishing passersby: “Good morning; everything is for the good.”
The teacher explained to me that this is something she has done over the years in the winter, and in particular when wintry weather is in the forecast. Today was sunny and not so chilly and it was a perfect chance for “troubled people walking by to be encouraged by these beautiful children who don’t yet have the worries of adulthood,” said the teacher.
With the teacher’s permission, I approached one of the children and asked: “If I could send a message from you to the whole world, what would it be?”
The child smiled, at first was shy, but then said to me: “Tell everyone in the world to be nice to one another.”
OK, ya hear that world?! That’s the message to all of you: “Be nice!”
~ David Jablinowitz
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Kindness Quote
“The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world.”
James Baldwin
Act of Kindness
Spend some time sharing your knowledge and skills with someone who needs it or is interested in it, be it driving, playing an instrument, using a certain computer program, photography or cooking.
Positive Affirmation
Today I am a DREAMER! I have hopes and goals and today is the first day of my plan to achieve them.
