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Post by cakemakermom on Oct 11, 2012 7:17:47 GMT -6
I was at the kids school yesterday and, of all people, Ronald McDonald was attempting to teach the kids respect. They went on a journey to find a "great treasure" while carrying this ruler and they ended up finding a mirror.
I suppose the underlying message was to look at yourself while thinking about the Golden Rule; Do onto others as you would like others to do to you.
Lately there is just so much hate being flung about, gotta love the political season.
I'm wondering how you are practicing the Golden Rule (very much a Bible thing) in your daily lives? How are you treating other people in a way you'd like them to treat you?
A way that you know you're treating people nicely is that you feel better for it for a long time afterward and you're not questioning your choice.
I have had several strangers lately say that the things I do will come back to help me later. I helped a lady find what she needed on the shelf at the store, then proceeded to hand her a coupon that went with her purchase as I had several. I frequently hold open doors for those who need it, and some who don't. I'm amazed at the people who actually say thank you for that simple gesture. I try my hardest to act happy and smile at others just to make their day a little bit brighter, a smile is as contagious as a bad mood.
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Post by laurac on Oct 11, 2012 7:24:24 GMT -6
I think I do the same, Cake. I hold doors, help people. If I have a coupon from Kohl's that's good for the whole weekend, I buy what I need, and then give it to the lady behind me. She might as well save, too! If I have 2 $5 off coupons at Cub I give one to someone in the store. Why not?
I don't do it because someday it might come back to me, I do just because it's a nice gesture and my parents were so giving that it's natural for me to give back. i wish I could do more.
The trick is teaching our kids. And it's a lifetime of teaching. Not just when they are young.
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Post by dara1012 on Oct 11, 2012 9:00:26 GMT -6
We talk about this quite a bit with our 4 year old. DH and I strive to do things to help each other and other people and point it out to DS so he sees that helping out people (even when we don't know them) is a part of being a kind person.
We talk about other people's feelings a lot too.
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Post by ballerinamomma on Oct 11, 2012 12:35:06 GMT -6
I will always hold doors for others, no matter their age or gender. I will help people reach things. I've helped people load groceries in their car, take their carts back for them. Lately I've been volunteering to help find the little girl that's missing here. Even though they found a body last night, we are still postin fliers. They just announced 15 min ago that the body isn't in tact which is why it's taking so long. We will continue to search for her until there's a positive id. I always be sure to smile at people when I pass them, say hello as well. You never know if one smile will change their day!
But I agree, it's all what you teach your children!!
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Post by sharon on Oct 11, 2012 16:13:54 GMT -6
One that comes to mind immediately is that we stand up for others when there is in justice, as we want others to stand for us. We've really made an effort to work to defeat the voter suppression amendment, even though we would still be allowed to vote even if it passes, just as those who families are not being demeaned by the anti-marriage amendment are standing up for us.
But basic stuff too, like being a Minnesota nice driver and letting people in when traffic is heavy, holding doors for people, asking someone who looks like need assistance if I can help (A woman in s a wheelchair trying to get a door open, or someone with a cane trying to reach a product on a high shelf at the market, or someone who just has their arms very full, etc).
There's a Yiddish word - mensch - which means someone who is very kind, who goes above and beyond to do the right thing. So when we see a chance to do something menschy, I say to Ian, "Ooo look! A chance to be a mensch!" So hopefully he will learn to LOOK for opportunities for kindness.
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Post by sarahisis on Oct 11, 2012 21:49:23 GMT -6
We do the same... holding doors etc... but we also help families in need when we can. We recently learned from a friend of a three yr old girl who needs a bone marrow transplant .. and her one yr old brother is a match. Were buying diapers and wipes and some fun things for the kids for their hospital stay.... in the winter we buy our "local" homeless persons hot coffee and something to eat... its important to me to display kindness in the way I want my kids to learn to be...
We don't do it for recognition or because of karma... we do it because its the right thing to do.
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