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Yesterday being World Kindness Day…I thought it would be nice…

to retell the story of a young girl and her father’s wise advice.

Her father asked her what was bothering her…

Having noticed remnants of tears she had shed

(How is it parents can read sadness on their children…when not a word is said?)

“I know I am not beautiful.” She said as tears began to flow

“All the other girls in school…are quick to tell me so.”

Her father took her by the hand and gave her a body a twirl.

“Let me tell you,” he said, 

“How to become the most beautiful girl in all the world.”

Immediately this little girl…perked up both her ears.

How to become beautiful is what exactly what she was hoping to hear. 

“All you have to do is be kind,” he said, 

“kindness makes your beauty shine bright.

Never say a hurtful word to anyone…

always be helpful and polite.”

“Treat others as you would like to be treated…

there’s beauty in that too

And you will find that kindness…and its beauty…

will be returned to you.”

Is there beauty in kindness? Of course there is…

for that’s what kindness does…

and from that day forward everyone remarked…

how beautiful she was.

Be kind and you’ll be beautiful…what a wonderful lesson to teach…

for you never know how far your kindness and your kind beauty 

In this world will reach.

Perhaps it will reach past World Kindness day… t

o become kindness week

Perhaps it will endear…

To become world kindest month and then world kindness year…

That is what makes kindness so beautiful…so surprising

and such a wonderful endeavor…

You never know how your kindness…

might change the world

forever.