I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, it can start a chain reaction. Rachel Joy Scott, first student killed, Columbine High School, 1999
Every person is worthy of compassion. Even people we find distasteful or crude. You know…the people that really bug us or grate on our nerves. Even those types deserve kindness and respect. Whether we agree with them or not, everyone deserves to be treated with civility. From the very top all the way down to the very bottom.
Mother Teresa, perhaps the greatest modern-day example of unconditional love, showed us what can happen when one person goes out of his or her way to show compassion. Although we can’t control everyone, we can control ourselves. And we can choose to treat each other with kindness. Think about it: What if Rachel Joy Scott’s theory is true? Then we never know when the next act of compassion may change a life and start a chain reaction of healing.
How can you start a chain reaction or Butterfly Effect of compassion in your school or at your workplace?
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