These students prove kindness is one of life’s greatest lessons. The youngsters are learning about being kind and why it’s so incredibly important. Watch the short but heartwarming clip to hear how the practice and lessons of kindness are making a difference in these schoolchildren’s lives.
The world is a cold, cruel and downright heartless place. Everywhere we look, we can find plenty of examples of people treating one another with hatred and contempt. From the profane, hate-filled messages posted on popular social media platforms, to every television broadcast and even to high-ranking, elected governmental leaders, people treat one another horribly.
Needless to say, we have a surplus of hate, division, ruthless and callous behavior in this world. But what we have way too little of are love, kindness, empathy and compassion, and that will always be the case. It’s impossible to have too much of any of them. There will never be a point where we reach our quota or our fill of kindness and say, “Well, we’ve got enough of that, time to be awful to each other again.”
However, what would happen if we were a little kinder to one another? What would our world look like if we exhibited more patience and gave someone a little grace and mercy? How would that change things? It certainly couldn’t make things any worse, right?
In a clip posted on YouTube, a group of students is learning and being taught lessons about kindness, and what they have to say about it is pretty astonishing and jaw-dropping.
A third-grade teacher in Minnesota is not only teaching reading, writing and arithmetic, but he’s also sharing lessons about kindness, empathy and character. The teacher knows that those lessons are getting through to the kids because he’s witnessed them act them out.
“Just makes me want to be a better person,” one young lady said.
“I just want to help people out,” a second little girl added.
Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.”