chestasApr 9

Two actions today.

1 A tradie came round to fix some leaks. I offered him a tea or coffee, and I've never received so much thanks for such a simple thing

2 A man dropped some shopping near me so I and another lady helped him pick it up. He was visibly choked by this small act and I asked if he was ok, and he mumbled that he was and we went our separate ways.

It strikes me that simple acts of kindness, community building camaraderie, treating people with respect and compassion, are anathema to some, if not many, people. Certainly the reactions I got today were over the top for things I consider to be basic courtesy type actions.

Be kind!

#Kindness #Community

Show threadDavid W. Jones
@chestas [Instead of hating your enemy] “On the contrary: ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.'” – Romans 12:20
Apr 9 at 6:43amWeb
Show threadFardels BearApr 9

@dancingtreefrog @chestas

Love the smell of passive-aggressiveness in the morning. Reminds me of a Ray Bradbury story in which a man goes out and does many acts of random kindness during the day. Returning home in the evening, he asks his wife how her day went. She replies with an equally long list of petty spitefulnesses. Then they agree to swap roles as usual the next day.

Show threadDavid W. JonesApr 9

@riggbeck
I've read that story. 👍

The original proverb it's based on doesn't include the bit about heaping coals on their heads. Sounds to me like the later letter writer maybe had a bit of an axe to grind. 🙂
@chestas