2.20.2012

Perfect kindness...

Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.
--- Lao Tzu ---

The simplicity of this quote also demonstrates its own perfection.  True kindness, just like true happiness, comes not from trying too hard to make it into being, but exists in an easy, natural manner where the truth of who we each are is able to just be.  The moments when we are called to help or take action to brighten someone's day are often instantaneous and sparked by some kind of intrinsic motivation.  This quote is a reminder to savor that natural instinct that we all have within us to be kind, rather than to put it on a checklist and think our way to kindness.  It all just is... and that is just perfect.