What About Kindness

"What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind."  - Cleveland Amory

kindness smiles upon me
divine fire manifests compassion
calling forth love and grace

"To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity." - 4th line of the Charter For Compassion

I was pleased to note the names of designer Kenneth Cole and Sir Richard Branson (Founder of Virgin Group) among the over 19,000 supporters that have confirmed the Charter For Compassion.

Even the smallest acts of kindness enrich the world. It matters greatly to recipient of each small act of kindness and compassion.

Yesterday during the Lakshmi puja, one of the things Sri Amarananda Bhairavan asked to commit to was performing at least one small act of compassion towards one animal within the next year.

It seems like such a small request. Yet, such a beautiful acknowledgement of the importance of compassion and we each have the ability and the time to contribute on some level.

May we contribute to kindness