“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”
- Benjamin Franklin
This is a good article on how to foster empathy among children, a topic I discuss in my book, Do the KIND Thing.
“To the extent that you can, err in the direction of kindness.”
-George Saunders
An important TED Talk by Paul Tudor Jones II that highlights the need to address problems with income inequality and health deficiencies in our societies.
Interesting how our being so removed from nature and so reliant on superficial marketing fads, ends up harming animals and the food supply.
A small ray of hope that we can maybe build on to help people across the world discover our shared humanity and in turn start driving positive change in their societies.
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
A beautiful lesson on treating others with Kindness
Published under Interesting Random Stuff, Introspection Apr 27, 2015Julio Diaz remembers being robbed on a subway platform in the Bronx.
Transcript below:
JD: So I get off the train. You know, I’m walking towards the stairs and this young teenager, uh, pulls out a knife. He wants my money. So I just gave him my wallet and told him, ‘Here you go.’
He starts to leave and as he’s walking away I’m like, ‘Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you’re gonna be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm.’
So, you know, he’s looking at me like, ‘What’s going on here?’ You know, and he asked me, ‘Why are you doing this?’
And I’m like, ‘Well, I don’t know, man, if you’re willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars then I guess you must really need the money. I mean, all I wanted to do was go get dinner and, uh, if you really want to join me, hey, you’re more than welcome.’
So I’m like, ‘Look, you can follow me if you want.’