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 It’s amazing that a person who endured slavery…

the worst part of mankind’s inhumanity and blindness

would grow up to teach the world about humanity…and kindness.

His name was William Key and he learned to read and write

around the same time he learned to talk.

As he grew his mother taught him how to heal animals

he was so good at it…people began to call him Doc.

When he was a free man Doc raised a horse named Jim

and just by watching Doc guessed that Jim was something special…

that he was smarter than the rest.

Using only kindness Doc spent years working with Jim day and night

and when they finished Jim could make change, do simple math

cite Bible verses as well as read and write.

Doc and Jim toured the country amazing people in the early 1900’s.

When asked how Jim could do all the things he learned to do…

Doc would smile proudly and answer…with a lot of kindness 

and a little patience too.

It’s amazing when you think about it how a former slave

and a beautiful horse…were the unlikely duo who…

would show the world the importance…of being kind 

to people…and animals too.

In fact when it came to kindness you might say Doc was on the cutting edge 

which is why when he and Jim were done performing 

he’d have everyone recite the Kindness Pledge.

I don’t think its a coincidence I came across this story now

because with all the animosity, all the hateful words and prejudice being hurled…

I think we all could use a lille more of Doc Key’s kindness in the world.

So I leave you with Doc’s kindness pledge…

The more we recite it the better chance it has of finding a place within our heart….

I know It may not change the world we live in overnight…

but it’s a pretty good place to start