The Power of Unexpected Kindness

“The longer I live, the more I notice how valuable it is to do one simple thing: be kind.

– When someone does a good job, tell them.

– When someone makes a mistake, forgive them.

– When someone tells you their problems, listen.

Being kind barely costs a thing. You'll hardly remember you did it, but the other person may never forget that you did.”

Kindness means living a life filled with care, warmth, empathy, and concern for others.

Kindness has unlimited upside.”

And there’s another: The kindness of not seeking to maximize short-term personal gain. The kindness of building something for the community, of doing work that matters, of finding a resilient, anti-selfish path forward.

Kindness isn’t always easy or obvious, because the urgent race to the bottom, to easily measured metrics and to scarcity, can distract us. But bending the arc toward justice, toward dignity and toward connection is our best way forward.