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By Jon Scott<\/em><\/p>\n

Kindness, think about it.\u00a0 There are many things now that refer to kindness.\u00a0 Speaking of kindness, Saturday, November 13, is World Kindness Day.\u00a0 Kindness is something that can be beneficial, but to others it may not be beneficial especially important.\u00a0 Kindness is something that can be defined in many different ways.<\/p>\n


\nThe web definition of kindness is somewhat unclear but can be defined in four different ways.\u00a0 Kindness can be defined as, \u201cThe state or quality of being kind.\u201d\u00a0 Kindness can also be defined to, \u201cA kind act; favor, kind behavior and friendly feeling; liking.\u201d\u00a0 Junior Tyler Hix states, \u201cMy definition of kindness means many things.\u00a0 If you see someone struggling with something, you step up and do what you do to help out.\u00a0 Also, having a mind set of giving everything possible to make you, or someone successful.\u00a0 Tone has a lot to do with it.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a right tone, someone will take it in a different way.\u201d
\nFrom time to time, everyone will be forced to work with people that he\/she may not like.\u00a0 Sometimes, the way people act sets off what kind of person he\/she is, such as crazy or wild.\u00a0 Sophomore Bobbie Jo Stiles explains, \u201cKindness \u2013 The way people act; their attitude towards life.\u00a0 People that are very giving and caring, and respectful.\u201d\u00a0 It does not matter where ones kindness is at as long as that person has at least some kindness in them.\u00a0 Senior Samantha VanVoorhis says, \u201cKindness is finding it in your heart to be friendly towards anyone no matter who they are or what people say about them.\u201d
\nKindness is something that everyone should have.\u00a0 Unfortunately, a lot of people have to find ways to put someone else down.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Most of the time students do not know who is talking about them because it is behind their back, but later find out.\u00a0 Being\u00a0 kind 24\/7 to everyone, even people one may not know or may not like is better than not meeting new people or just not being kind. When one is being kind, more positive things will come out of it rather than negative.\u00a0 VanVoorhis says, \u201cIt is a very good idea to be kind to everyone because you never know when you will need a friend by your side.\u201d
\nStiles explains, \u201cI believe that everyone should try to be kind to everyone.\u00a0 You might not like them, but you should at least respect them.\u201d\u00a0 Getting respect out of someone is just as important as finding kindness in yourself.\u00a0 Sometimes the respect issue goes both ways to where they both have to earn it.\u00a0 Some people may find kindness the same way.\u00a0 \u201cThere aren\u2019t any good or bad reasons, at least you\u2019re trying your best to be kind, and helpful to someone who is reading or wanting something,\u201d explains Hix on whether or not he thinks it is a good or bad idea to be kind.\u00a0 Some people do not think that one should be nice to everyone, including people one despises greatly.\u00a0 Who knows maybe 15 years from now, maybe one will need that person they hate now.\u00a0 Wheat says, \u201cSometimes it\u2019s good, sometimes it\u2019s bad.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure.\u00a0 If you\u2019re nice to someone you don\u2019t like, then I define that as being \u2018two faced,\u2019 but others I believe that\u2019s being kind.\u201d
\nWhen someone thinks of kindness, everyone thinks about something different.\u00a0 When one thinks of kindness, some may think of helping out the elderly while some may think about teachers that they know.\u00a0 Wheat says, \u201c I think of old people, because you should always be nice to them.\u201d\u00a0 Being nice to people older then what we are, we were all taught that at a young age.\u00a0 Help out others in times of need is very kind and also respectful.\u00a0 VanVoorhis explains, \u201cWhen I think of kindness, I think of helping others out when they need you the most.\u201d\u00a0 One does not necessarily have to know the other people just in order to help them out.\u00a0 By helping out other people and being kind and respectful to people one does not know, it sometimes leads to making new friends.\u00a0 Hix states, \u201c When I think of \u2018kindness,\u2019 I think of Mrs. Gifford, because she is an outstanding teacher who shows kindness and shows why she wants you to be successful.\u00a0 Her tone is a loving tone, which welcomes you in, and becomes interested.\u201d
\nThe majority of people have their kindness hidden inside of them, but in some, everyone can notice it.\u00a0 There really isn\u2019t a good\/bad side to having a hidden kindness.\u00a0 Sometime ones kindness just depends on the type of mood that they are in.\u00a0 Hix explains, \u201cMy kindness is hidden because I feel that the only people that are really going to notice are my friends.\u00a0 There are however, some opportunities when I am kind to people, especially when their actions and emotions are low.\u201d\u00a0 Mood has a lot to with your kindness.\u00a0 One day one person could be nice and be talking to anyone and everyone and the next day, that same person could be anti-social.\u00a0 Wheat says, \u201cIt just depends on my mood because I\u2019m not nice to anyone when I\u2019m not having a good day.\u201d\u00a0 Sometimes kindness is just kept to oneself, and no one notices it until someone holds a conversation with the person.\u00a0 VanVoorhis explains, \u201cI feel like my kindness is more hidden inside of me rather than shown to everyone because I usually just keep to myself.\u201d\u00a0 Stiles explains, \u201cwell I try to be kind all the time, but it just does not always happens, but everyone has good and bad days.\u201d\u00a0 Ones kindness depends on their mood and everyone likes the good days rather than the bad days.
\nGiving people tips to be kind can be really helpful.\u00a0 There are many more positive tips than what there are negative tips when it comes to kindness.\u00a0 Stiles states, \u201cRespect them and try to help anyone in need.\u00a0 Those are the two major things that everyone wants at some point in life.\u00a0 So do for someone as you\u2019d want done for you.\u201d\u00a0 On some occasions, kindness can be kind of misleading in some people, such as nice to one person, and torture someone else.\u00a0 Wheat says, \u201cDon\u2019t fake your kindness.\u00a0 It\u2019s misleading.\u201d\u00a0 People faking their kindness is something that has been done one too many times.\u00a0 It is someting that only that person can fix.\u00a0 One may not feel the need to be more kind to everyone, regardless of who they are, but why continue to put others down?\u00a0 Just because one may not like the other person, does not make it fair for the other person to be mean to him\/her.\u00a0 \u201cKindness is nice to have because you never know the hardships that they could be going through, so it\u2019s better to be nice to everyone,\u201d says VanVoorhis.
\nThe majority of the times, many people do things for other people from the inside and does not want\/ask for anything in return.\u00a0 Sometimes, however, some people will try to offer and if one refuses, they may try to secretly return your favor.\u00a0 Hix concludes by saying, \u201cDo what you can to help out, you never know what you may get in return.\u00a0 If you help someone, even if you don\u2019t get anything, you should have the feeling in your heart of \u2018I did something great.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 Kindness is just something that a lot of us do not just start a conversation about.\u00a0 Finding kindness on the inside is one of the most important parts of life.\u00a0 It does not really matter if the kindness is hidden or if the kindness shows to everybody, but what is important is that everybody has at least a little kindness somewhere in them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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