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Kindness
    Kindness




                                                                                  Don't Let
                IS THE BEST PRESENT

                                                                  Humanity Become
              t was the time of dawn. The valley was
           Iall wrapped in white blanket and the

     softness of the morning sun was adding sheen                      "Once Upon A Time"
     to  that  wintry  morning.  In  that  splendid
                                                               There is a delight in being gracious,
     morning, in the farthest corner of the village;
                                                               There is a joy in being vivacious,
     on  the  stairs  of  an  inn  a  small  boy  was
     crouching  on  the  steps  with  bleeding  feet;          So let's elect Kindness!
     ripped  clothes;  broken  spirit;  shivering  with        There is a pleasure in deluging benignity,
     cold. He was in dire need of help but was not left        There is a zest in sparkling generosity,

     with any spirit to ask.
                                                               So let's embrace Benevolence!
           Soon village came into life. People began
                                                               There is bliss in stepping in someone else's shoes,
     passing to and fro. Few didn't pay attention to
                                                               There is a triumph in washing away their blues,
     him; few stopped to gaze at him; some laughed
                                                               So let's practice Empathy!
     and moved ahead but no one came forward to
     help. Then there came a benevolent old lady               There is a shame in being inhumane,
     who was wearing a jacket, a muffler and many              There is awe in being humane,
     warm clothes.                                             So let's celebrate Humanity!

           She was surprised to see the inhumanity                                                  Ananya Chawla
     of  the  people  around,  how  everyone  was
                                                                                                        G-5 Kachnar
     passing looking and laughing at him but no one
     stop to render help. She felt sad for the boy and
     gave away her scarf, muffler, and her woolen                      Laugh Out

     hat to ailing kid without any hesitation. The
     boy looked and said, "Oh lady! Thank you for                       A Little Louder!!!
     helping me. “
           He was touched with kindness of the old               A  recent  scientific  study  showed  that  our  of
     lady and he said, “Madam! Your compassion                   2,293,618,367 people, 94% are too lazy to actually

     and kindness has touched that deepest corner                read that number.
     of my heart which I didn't even know existed,               Teacher:  "It  is  clear  that  you  haven't  studied  your
     especially  after  bearing  all  the  hardships  of
                                                                 geography lessons. What's your excuse?"
     life. The present of kindness which you have
                                                                 Bunty: "Well, my dad says that the world is changing
     given  me  ma'am,  I  shall  treasure  it  for  life
                                                                 every day. So I decided to wait until it settles down."
     long." There are many people who just think
                                                                 Amir, the miser, went to the coffee shop with his wife.
     about themselves but there are very few who
     think about the ones in need.                               Amir asked his wife to drink the coffee quickly.
                                   DEVANSHI JAIN                 She asked, "Why?"

                              GRADE-4 KACHNAR                    Amir answered, "It says here, hot coffee Rs. 10/- and
                                                                 cold coffee Rs. 20/-"
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