World Kindness Day 2009

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.- Anthropologist Margaret Mead

Do you see yourself as citizen of your country or of the world?

You may be proud of your country but, don’t you think you must be more proud if you care for the whole world? It’s high time to make our way of thinking globally and not just thinking about what’s happening withing your region. A time everyone began thinking more about others and less about themselves.

World Kindness Day is about being kind to the world.  The basic principle behind is acknowledging that we have a connection with every living thing on this wonderful planet of ours.

Let’s rededicate ourselves to change the world one act of kindness at a time. Together we are  creating a more peaceful, just and sustainable world through kindness.

3 Easy Simple Things You Can Do

1. Find out more about the power of kindness.

2. Use kind words

3. Try to perform an act of kindness today!

you want more?…try the alphabet of kindness

A to Z of Exciting Kindness Activities for Volunteers*

Art – Share your artistic talents and hobbies like drawing, painting and pottery making.

Befriend youths-at-risk, teach baking and bowling skills.

Camping- bring everyone along, including senior citizens of the disabled.

Doing up welfare homes.

Entertaining the less fortunate through concerts and sketches.

Festive celebrations – treat the underprivileged to festive goodies like moon cakes.

Games like ‘goli’ and ‘chatek’ – teach the young the games of old.

Handicraft – teach others how to make soft toys, greeting cards and baskets.

Instruct – instruct others in dancing, gymnastics and qigong.

Jumble Sale – organise a sale to raise funds.

Kite flying and karaoke sessions – simple activities you can conduct for the young and old.

Logistical Support – arrange transportation and offer technical expertise to community events.

Make someone’s day – conduct courses in time management, accounting, et cetera.

Newsletter – write and edit for a community newsletter.

Organisational skills – use your skills to organise community events.

Publicity – help publicise charity and community events.

Quest – inject in the young and old a quest for adventure.

Recruitment – help recruit volunteers for community service.

Sight- seeing – take the less fortunate on excursions and trips.

Tuition – give free tuition to poor pupils.

Unlocking other people’s talents – your encouragement can unlock hidden talents in others.

Video production – teach video production skills.

Water sports – volunteer your time to teach swimming and other forms of water sports.

Xcitement – inject a sense of excitement in others’ lives.

Youth outreach – be proactive, reach out to the youths.

Zoo trip – a simple trip to the zoo can mean a lot to some.

Famous Quotation on Kindness

“If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thinkg I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” – William Penn

“When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they’ll remember and be kind to someone else. And it’ll become like a wildfire.” – Whoopi Goldberg

“It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.” – Aristotle

“Compassion will cure more sins thatn condemnation.” – Henry Ward Beecher

“I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings.” – Pearl S. Buck

“How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the string. Because someday in lif, you will have been all of these.” – George Washington Carver

“Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most.” – Pablo Casals

“Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging.”- Deepak Chopra

“The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.” – Norman Cousins

“Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children..” – Princess Diana

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you woll never know how soon it will be too late”. – Ralph Waldo Emerson