Kindness

Do you practice kindness
In what you do and say?
Simple little things,
That can brighten someone's day?

Take food to someone who has
Been ill or lost a loved one--
Visit a shut-in,
Or take someone for a drive in the sun?

Have you ever sat and listened
To your elders talk about the old days?
Or do you act bored,
And rudely walk away?

Do you show respect,
Or look down on everyone?
Do your children help new kids,
Or do they bully someone?

Remember, all you parents--
Your kids don't listen to what you say,
But they follow your example--
Doing what you do every day.

Random acts of kindness
Never hurt anyone.
They're a good example
For your daughter or your son.

If the world would do this--
There would be less hatred and war.
God made us with a piece of kindness
In our very core.

You don't always have to plan
Acts of kindness--spontaneity can be fun.
You may not think you do much,
But it can mean the world to someone.