Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear, and the blind can read.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kindness communicates effectively with everyone regardless of their physical limitations.
- In plain terms
- Being kind speaks to everyone, even those who cannot see or hear.
- What can you take from it?
- Use kindness to connect with all people effectively.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can you show kindness today?
- Who needs kindness right now?
Another view
Kindness alone cannot solve systemic barriers.
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