Being Kind is Not Natural
Being KIND is not natural. Everywhere I look I see these similar sentiments. Choose Kind Be Kind If you can be anything, be kind. Sound familiar? Really, why would we need so many reminders about being kind? The truth is because we are not wired to be kind. Think about it. Growing up, we teach our kids to play sports. We teach them sportsmanship and how to treat others in the game; how not to be a sore loser. AT the same time, we teach them that competition is important and so is winning. We teach them that to win and make the team we need to be better than everyone else. In school, we teach them that being a good student means getting a good grade. We give awards to students for being the top achiever. Don't get me wrong, schools try to teach students how to get along for the sake of collaboration. Yet, we assign grade point averages and we award only the top performers. We value being the best in school and equate it with being successful in life....