Kindness is more than a virtue. It is a source of strength.
Interpretation
Kindness not only represents a positive trait but also empowers us.
The quote by Vivek Murthy highlights that kindness transcends the mere label of a virtue; it is fundamentally a powerful asset that can inspire resilience and fortitude in individuals and communities. By recognizing kindness as strength, we can better appreciate its role in fostering unity, compassion, and understanding in society.
In practice
In a speech about community service, one might say, 'Remember, kindness is more than a virtue. It is a source of strength in our society.'
I think sometimes in the focus on deep friendships and on romantic relationships, we can lose sight of how important the small connections we make are with strangers and with people that we may encounter for just a few seconds or a few minutes, whether it's the barista at our coffee shop or the stranger next to us on the subway.
Without strong communities, we cannot pull together during times of hardship. Our diversity turns from a source of strength to a source of conflict.
One of the things that happens in our regular lives is that when we're in moments of pain or feeling alone, we may hesitate to reach out to others because we may think - they're not going through the same experiences I am.
There's a tremendous sense of shame that people who are lonely feel. I say that as someone who felt ashamed of being lonely as a child and even at points during adulthood.
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If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing slowly ... very slowly.
If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
Money without brains is always dangerous.
Stress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental.
You just kind of have faith. If that sounds kind of mystical, it's because I really don't know how it works, but I trust that it does. I try to write the way I read, in order to find out what happens next.
The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as great tranquility as if I were on my knees.
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