About Kindness

When I got on the tube with my rucksack and two  bags of grocery shopping, there were no seats available. The driver announced that the tube was being held on the platform for a few minutes. As more commuters got on the tube, I was feeling hot and bothered. I was actually standing in front of four men  - three young and one a lot older man  - who were sitting down, but none of them offered me their seat.  In the old days, men used to give up their seats for ladies. "Where is the kindness?"

Finally, the tube started moving, though it stopped again in the tunnel for several more minutes.  When we arrived at the next station, someone got up close by and I was grateful to be able to sit down.

Just before we approached the next stop, where I was getting off, I noticed this woman standing nearby. I grabbed her hand and beckoned for her to have my seat, as I was getting off.

After I got off, I travelled up the two escalators. I had to walk down a set of stairs to catch my next train.  As I was walking down,  I heard a woman on the other side thanking a man for helping her with her luggage. 

Aww, nice to see someone being kind.

If someone doesn't show me kindness, I will be kind anyway as I have kindness in abundance in me from the Holy Spirit. (Galatians 5: 22) ❤️

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Relevant Bible verses: 

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." Galatians 5: 22-23