Kindness

Do you want to be healthy? Do you want to be happy? Do you want to live a stress free life? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then I have a secret for you. The secret is just loosen yourself in the service of others. Believe me, our problems begin when we start living a selfish life. One should start doing random acts of kindness. The happiness which we receive in this manner,  cannot be described in words. Let me quote a couplet written by a greatest poet, saint, reformer and philosopher GoswamiTulsidas of India -

दया धर्म का मूल है, पाप मूल अभिमान ।
तुलसी दया न छांड़िए, जब तक घट में प्राण॥
(For Hindi speaking audience)

Transliteration of the above couplet :-

dayaa dharam kaa mool hai, paap mool abhimaan.
Tulsi daya na chandiye, jab tak ghat mein praan.

The meaning of these lines is:

Kindness (compassion, mercy) is the root of  dharm*, pride (arrogance) is the root of sin
Tulsi says as long as we have life in this body, we should not leave kindness.

Kindness has more power than violence. Let us all be kind to ourselves and to the people around us. This way, violence cannot exist in the society. Let us remind ourselves some quotes on kindness which can be  found on the web also -

- Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and 
  the blind can see  - Mark Twain

- Always be a little kinder than necessary.

- One kind word can change someone's entire day.
(I would like to change "entire day" to "entire life")

- Kindness is free. Sprinkle that stuff everywhere.

- Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile - Albert Einstein

- No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted - Aesop

- Kindness is free, let us pass it on.

- If you can be one thing, be kind

Do you t know that there is a world kindness day? I only learnt it while writing this blog.

Let us all develop this divine quality of kindness. Let us touch lives of many people with our acts of kindness.

I would like to end this post with these lines which I received from a friend of mine -

Learn to:
Love without condition
Talk without bad intention
Give without any reason, and most of all
Care for people without any expectations.

Namaste  

* dharm - I did not find the exact English translation of the word 'dharm'. Dharm tells us how should we act towards living beings. Dharm teaches us what is the right thing for us to do and what is wrong. Dharm teaches us that we should follow truth and non-violence.