Being T H A T Selfish

“W E L L     T H A T ‘ S     N O T      V E R Y     N I C E ,”

was always an admonishment no kid ever wanted to hear from the Front Seat

as they were driving down the road.     .     .

Maybe it had to do with not sharing some candy
Maybe it had to do with not giving what you weren’t currently using
Maybe it had to do with what you said
Maybe it had to do with what you didn’t say
Maybe it had to do with

____________________.        .        .

Bottom line:

It Feels

 R     E     A     L     L     Y         G     O     O    D

to  just  be

K         I         N         D

You’d think that the only type of Scientific Study necessary would just be

Y O U.      .      .

your own  S E L F.       .       .

Seriously, do you need a Scientist, complete with attached wires, blood, saliva, skin tests and who knows what kinds of bodily functional fluids would be needed to measure what you more than know when

YOU ARE KIND
or
SOMEONE IS KIND TO YOU?

A group of Researchers from Northeastern University held a Compassion Training class for research subjects. Afterwards, one by one, subjects were called to attend a meeting. Before it began, they entered a waiting room with three chairs. Two were occupied by actors, leading the participant to sit down at the third.

“AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, A WOMAN WOULD WALK IN ON CRUTCHES–WINCING IN PAIN–AND LEAN AGAINST THE WALL. THE ACTORS LOOKED AWAY AND DIDN’T GIVE UP THEIR CHAIRS,” says the Researcher. Of those who had received the Compassion Training, around half stood up to offer their chair to the woman, and for those who had not, the figure was just 15%. They concluded that

“OUR  WILLINGNESS  TO  HELP  STRANGERS  IS  FLEXIBLE,  AND  CAN  BE SHAPED  BY  SMALL  CHANGES  IN  PERCEPTION.”

The best Conclusion:

IN  A  WORLD  WHERE  MOST  ARE  UNHAPPY  IN  THEIR  DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, KINDNESS  OFFERS  AN  ALTERNATIVE  FOR  BOTH  PERSONAL  BENEFIT  AND POTENTIALLY   A   GREATER   SOCIAL   BENEFIT.  .  .

They Concluded even further that being Kind:

Rewires  your  mind  for  better  health
Shifts  our  Capacities  to  be  even  Kinder
Can  actually  help  the  “Bottom Line”  of  our  finances
Makes  the  People  around  us  Kinder  because  We  are  Kinder
Changes  Ourselves  and  thus,  Others.       .       .

Shocking?
Amazing?
Unbelievable?
Astonishing?
Impressive?

H A R D L Y.        .        .

Answer just one not-so-scientific-question:

D O      I      F E E L      B E T T E R      A F T E R      B E I N G      K I N D ?

Hmmmmmmmm.         .         .

So be Kind
And then be Kind again
And again
Over and Over.         .         .

B E
T  H  A  T
S     E     L     F     I     S     H

and  Change  the  World!

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