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I saw that on a bumper sticker and got to thinking ( a sometimes dangerous occupation).
Maybe instead of Doing Random Acts of Kindness we should just Be kind ?
When we are kind to everyone , it would then become a part of who we really are not just merely something we do.
I mean a person can do a kind deed without actually being kind.It then becomes something done for the self and not the other.
How many do kind deeds for the pat on the back or their own selfish reasons.Doesn't really take anything away from the deed its' self or the recipient, but what does it really do for the doer of said deed? Does it make them a better person? Maybe, then maybe not.
I would think a lot more people would benefit from kindness if it were a way of life not a once in a while Random Act.
Because everyone knows, acting is not being.
Okay we all know what we mean to say and what is sometimes perceived are two separate things.
What do you think? Am I way off base here. Is there something I am not understanding about this saying?
*I mean if the whole thing is supposed to make me want me to pay their toll wouldn't it be better to put it on the front of the car since I'd have to go first?*
Maybe instead of Doing Random Acts of Kindness we should just Be kind ?
When we are kind to everyone , it would then become a part of who we really are not just merely something we do.
I mean a person can do a kind deed without actually being kind.It then becomes something done for the self and not the other.
How many do kind deeds for the pat on the back or their own selfish reasons.Doesn't really take anything away from the deed its' self or the recipient, but what does it really do for the doer of said deed? Does it make them a better person? Maybe, then maybe not.
I would think a lot more people would benefit from kindness if it were a way of life not a once in a while Random Act.
Because everyone knows, acting is not being.
Okay we all know what we mean to say and what is sometimes perceived are two separate things.
What do you think? Am I way off base here. Is there something I am not understanding about this saying?
*I mean if the whole thing is supposed to make me want me to pay their toll wouldn't it be better to put it on the front of the car since I'd have to go first?*
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Date: 2006-03-19 03:21 am (UTC)From:I think we should all be kind in our day to day life, but don't you believe that sometimes someone out there needs just a little more attention then the next person? I've seen it quite a bit and try and act on it. :) JMO of course.
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Date: 2006-03-19 05:43 am (UTC)From:I see kindness as a heart thing,you just do it because you live it.Not just for the act itself.You know randomly kind to one person then maybe unfeeling or even thoughless with someone else or even the same person the act of kindness was directed at.
Like I said I was just thinking how some people pour their brains out on their bumpers.The thought was sorta in the middle of a rolling mess of other thoughts but, just kinda got stuck.
On a lighter note ,we thought The Borg were invading today.Apparently one of our local cell phone providers must have had a special, cuz in a WHOLE lot of cars were people(?) wearing these things on their ears ... with lights... that flashed....Scary.
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Date: 2006-03-19 05:57 am (UTC)From:This cracked me up. Made my night, big time. LOL I hate those phones anyhow, cuz you always think the person is talking to you and you almost answer before you figure out that they have one of those ear phones. LOL I would just feel so dumb. sort of like when someone waves and says hello and you think they're talking to you and you wave back, only to find out they're talking to the person behind you. LOL As you can see, I'm a dork. *g* Only I would do that.
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Date: 2006-03-19 06:12 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2006-03-19 06:20 am (UTC)From: