Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kindness has a powerful melting effect on hostility and misunderstanding.
- In plain terms
- Kindness stops fights and clears up confusion.
- What can you take from it?
- Use kindness to resolve conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did kindness help you?
- How can you be kinder?
Another view
Kindness alone may not stop intentional harm or malicious actors.
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