Sunday Reflection: Kindness
Did I focus on the 99
positive comments? Nope. I had watched a YouTube video, an
interview with Maureen McCormick aka Marcia Brady. You might imagine that it
was a popular video, receiving many likes and comments. I wasted my time by
reading approximately 100 comments before I yanked my eyes away. Most were good, affirming comments. Some said they’d had a crush on her when they
were a kid. Others said they wanted to be just like Marcia Brady when they were
growing up. The one that stopped me, made me pull my eyes away, was the one lone comment--only one.
This commenter said they could tell that Maureen was high on something and
also we were to look at her neck because it didn’t match her surgery altered
face.
Mean words hidden behind
anonymity and probably that person's own pain and insecurities is a tough way to exist.
The world (people) can be harsh and kind and something in between. When faced with unkind people, it's not easy to be kind back to them, but it is a best practice. We never know what our actions (negative or positive) will do to/for another person. By this time, in the history of the world, we should at least realize that kindness matters.
"Do
not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful
for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who
listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with
whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get
rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every
form of malice. Be
kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.” Ephesians
4:29-32 (NIV)
Blessings,
Teresa
Comments
Yvonne.