Catharine Mi-Sookさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Catharine Mi-SookInstagram)「I was struck with a reminder recently of the impact and enormity that kindness beholds. I’m not sure if there is anything more mesmerizing, inspiring and beautiful than kindness to me. It is simple, a word & theme written about endlessly, almost to the point where it can feel overplayed. It’s something that I desire more than anything to offer, and something that I’ve failed at often. And yet it propels me to get up, to dust off, to try again and keep going. Kindness endures and helps us do the same. The best art I’ve ever experienced is when I witness kindness in action in the lives of others. It takes my breath away. It never gets old. It reveals and softens areas of my own hardened edges. It reminds me of my DNA, which at its core is Love. It ignites and stirs to a point where I cannot just stand by and watch but must bring it to another. It’s too good not to share. Kindness can be in the ordinary and also the extravagant. It is pure. It doesn’t seek attention or accolade. It holds no prejudice in any form. Kindness is for the deserved and undeserved, for the us and them, for the right and wrong, for the kind and unkind, for the friend and foe. It knows no barrier. It does not seek agreement or allegiance in any one thing. It’s not deterred by opposition. It seeps through every obstacle. It lends hope. It brings a smile. It evokes laughter. It connects. It sees. And seeks. It builds. It has no strings attached. It is not bound by politics, religion or any ideology. It is intentional. It is free. It is choice. It is available at any given time no matter how many failed attempts. It is always ready to be used to bring gladness to someone. This hardly touches the surface, but is enough to fill my heart with memory, with gratitude, with inspiration for the moments ahead. I will inevitably fail at this in the process, but it already has its hand extended to help me up and to start again. I love kindness. It is, for me, the embodiment of love in action. And this is what I am running towards when I feel inspired, when I feel weary. Thank goodness so many others put kindness into practice. It is the reminder we all need when we’re running low on it ourselves, no?」12月5日 4時48分