Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-07
Tending the Rose Of Kindness

But there is no reason why one cannot
make Kindness so much a part Of his
own nature that even to passing ac-
quaintances 1t can be at once kind and
sincere.
II taaes so-llttc effort to avoid hurting
people Il needs merely an INTELLIGENT
direction Of your attention. Notice, for
instance, II someone shivers a bit in a
draft, and even II you have a hobby on
tho subject OF ventilation don't bo so un-
kind as to sit calmly by while another
individual suffers from the rush OF cold
air that pleases you
Unkindnoss may he due to suspicion.
but 1t is the twin sister Of STUPIDITY OF
course, II Is very inefficient 70 mako
enemies Of people who would be much
more useful 60 you as friends. And un-
kindness leaves train OF resentment
and dislike in its wake. CnlSindness hurts
and destroys and breaks down; 81 accom-
plishos nothing. Kindness on the other
hand. Ia iust as simple to practice and
far plessantor 70 meet with. IL generally
brings kindness In turn. For the practice
OF Il YOU have to start out with a
| definite feeling that you are not the
| only individual in the world who has
/ rights and desires. Next add an INTEL
| liEent observation OF other peoples
tastes-of their strong and weak points
Bo generous enough TO give people not
tho consideration and attention you might
want or want them 90 have, but rather
what they as individuals yearn for.
| The gift without the giver is bare"
says James Russell lowell There lies
the crux between mere giving and real
| generosity. II you give with your heart
IN tho gift YOU give what is wanted ana
present II with a smile. The one true
gift we all have In our power TO offer In
Kindness. That means consideration.
sympathy and an attempt AT least at un-
Outstanding
once knew, OF a wealthy couple who
adopted a young girl They we're fond OF
her-they actually loved her. But they
did not believe in taking chance Of
benefits forgot They were always
reminding the girl OF how grateful she
ought TO be, for what she was getting.
Instead OF that she was very unhappy be-
cause she felt constantly bellttled in her
own eyes and in those OF all who met
her
No one meant to he unklnd-but no
one was wise enough OF efficient or
sympathetic enough to put himself Ia
her place, The woman who adopted her
thought that beautiful home, good
food. fashionable clothing and a chance
TO travel and see the world were mag
nificent things for a poor girl 20 have
within her reach. But given to her with
: out Kindness, these things seemed a
nauseous dosc less easy 10 take than
had poverty and hardship been.
In talking about II afterward. when
! she had gone back TO her poor home and
, hard work. the girl said. 1T never oe-
: CURED TO them once that might like
to face the dining room when we were
! living at n fashionabi hotel I always had
} to face the wall. and Mrs. X was % and
couldn't have cared as much as did
for the gayety back OF us, But she iust
: didn't think that was interested
enough 10 have any tastes or desires OF
/ my own. l couldn't stand that. / didn't
! want 20 face the wall. At least now l
can see what r. going on in my world,
/ even II II isn't very Zig. fine one"
Perhaps Mrs. X. didn't means to be UNI
] kind-but abe succeeded very we'll Most
/ OF Us do when we give people what We
; think they ought to want
: Being kind Is giving with your In.
: teIlIsenee and the other persona nature
i constantly Ia view. II doesn't lie in let
/ ting = child eat itself sick on candy. II
> never means unlntelligent over-indulg-
enoe. IT means intelligently adjusting the
Z other persons needs and desires TO your
powers OF giving