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10-29-2006, 09:00 AM
WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU?
With each action you take and with every word you say, you
answer an important question. "What kind of person are you?"
Are you a giver or a taker? All takers must give and all givers
must take. But there is a basic pattern of giving and a basic
pattern of taking. A giver thinks about what he can do for
others. He takes in order to give. A taker thinks about what
others can do for him. Even when he gives, it is only because
he wants to take. By increasing your giving, you become more
of a giver.
Are you a person who loves to do acts of kindness? You answer
this by the way you react when people ask you to do things for
them. Are you pleased to have opportunities to help others or
do you resent people bothering you? The more you increase
your sense of joy for doing things for others, the more you
become a lover of kindness.
As you respond compassionately to the plight of others, you
become a compassionate person. Ignoring the plight of others
gives a very different answer to the question, "What kind of
person are you?"
When you go beyond the ordinary to do major things for another
human being, you create an extraordinary person. There is no
limit to the heights to which you can elevate yourself.
When you spend time thinking of creative ways to help others,
your creativity is a work of art. There are many forms of
creative artistry. The form that elevates you the most is
creative kindness. You look for ways to help people who
need help but are reluctant to take anything even time from
others. You find creative ways to cheer up the despondent,
to help people overcome their obstacles, and to make peace
between people who quarrel. As you creatively find answers
to people’s problems, the kind of person you become is an
elevated creative artist. You are creating a better life for a
fellow human being.
What kind of person do you really want to be? Writing this
in the form of a mission statement or an essay has a powerful
effect on one’s self-image. The act of writing that you want
to be a kind and compassionate giver motivates positive action.
And the actual way you answer: "What kind of person are you?"
is answered by the way you speak to others and what you do
for them.
From Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives:
Formulas, stories, and insights
Zelig Pliskin
Printed with Permission of Shaar Press
With each action you take and with every word you say, you
answer an important question. "What kind of person are you?"
Are you a giver or a taker? All takers must give and all givers
must take. But there is a basic pattern of giving and a basic
pattern of taking. A giver thinks about what he can do for
others. He takes in order to give. A taker thinks about what
others can do for him. Even when he gives, it is only because
he wants to take. By increasing your giving, you become more
of a giver.
Are you a person who loves to do acts of kindness? You answer
this by the way you react when people ask you to do things for
them. Are you pleased to have opportunities to help others or
do you resent people bothering you? The more you increase
your sense of joy for doing things for others, the more you
become a lover of kindness.
As you respond compassionately to the plight of others, you
become a compassionate person. Ignoring the plight of others
gives a very different answer to the question, "What kind of
person are you?"
When you go beyond the ordinary to do major things for another
human being, you create an extraordinary person. There is no
limit to the heights to which you can elevate yourself.
When you spend time thinking of creative ways to help others,
your creativity is a work of art. There are many forms of
creative artistry. The form that elevates you the most is
creative kindness. You look for ways to help people who
need help but are reluctant to take anything even time from
others. You find creative ways to cheer up the despondent,
to help people overcome their obstacles, and to make peace
between people who quarrel. As you creatively find answers
to people’s problems, the kind of person you become is an
elevated creative artist. You are creating a better life for a
fellow human being.
What kind of person do you really want to be? Writing this
in the form of a mission statement or an essay has a powerful
effect on one’s self-image. The act of writing that you want
to be a kind and compassionate giver motivates positive action.
And the actual way you answer: "What kind of person are you?"
is answered by the way you speak to others and what you do
for them.
From Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives:
Formulas, stories, and insights
Zelig Pliskin
Printed with Permission of Shaar Press