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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/-"