Kind Act of the Week – courtesy of www.helpothers.org “I was restlessly waiting for
my masseuse. I was in desperate need of some relaxation because rigorous army physical training was turning my body into a stiff board. Then, in walked my lesson – a man whose face and body bore the horrible scars of many conflicts. His treatment probably involved much more than just a massage. He sat next to me and I said, “How are you, sir?” He replied, “More importantly, how are you?” How could someone who had suffered such pain take time to care about how I was? Well, suffering is what makes us or breaks us. Suffering can make us bitter, or it can make us better.
Clearly, this man of war had accepted his own pain and, through it, had acquired
a greater empathy for the pain of others. He touched my life forever by that one
statement.” – Jolie