Choose To Be Kind

I think that the last part of Red's message from yesterday bears repeating for emphasis: "We can always choose to be kind, and that will always matter."

She said this in the context of someone who is doomed to suffer some terrible fate and can nonetheless choose to help others, even though they can't save themselves. Yet, what she said is true of people in every situation. We can always choose to be kind, no matter what our situation is.

I came very close to forgetting that lesson this evening. It was late, and I had already done so many things to help my family, and I felt like them asking me to do yet another favor for them tonight would push me over the edge. But they kept asking for help, and I almost stopped choosing to be kind. Thankfully, their requests ran out before my patience did, but it's humbling to know that, even in moments of growing impatience, I can still choose to be kind.

Normally, the choice to be kind is easy, but even when it's difficult, it's still possible. I need to be better at remembering that and at always choosing kindness, regardless of my circumstances.