Little Things Mean So Much
In today’s world, compliments are rare. It seems all too easy for folk to pass over the doings of others, and forget to say those little things that amount to praise, or take those actions that give others a boost.
So I count myself extremely fortunate today to have met a friend that has just paid me the type of compliment I most desire. He tells me he has borrowed one of my titles : ‘A Taste of Life and Love in Australia’ :from the local library, and is about to start reading it….
This knowledge made me smile: and the glow of pleasure it produced lasted for hours. My mood lifted, just as sunrise lifts curtain of darkness. The day went from hum-drum to fantastic: and all because he’d chosen to sample one of my titles, and bothered to impart his decision to me.
It got me thinking: how little acts of kindness or interest in others can achieve what no pill can; and often, what society’s great god, money, cannot.
So I count myself extremely fortunate today to have met a friend that has just paid me the type of compliment I most desire. He tells me he has borrowed one of my titles : ‘A Taste of Life and Love in Australia’ :from the local library, and is about to start reading it….
This knowledge made me smile: and the glow of pleasure it produced lasted for hours. My mood lifted, just as sunrise lifts curtain of darkness. The day went from hum-drum to fantastic: and all because he’d chosen to sample one of my titles, and bothered to impart his decision to me.
It got me thinking: how little acts of kindness or interest in others can achieve what no pill can; and often, what society’s great god, money, cannot.
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Apr 22, 2013 10:35PM
This is so true Margaret. So often people can accept something, enjoy it, and never tell the person concerned. Many people are ready to criticise, but so few think to say the few words that will bring so much pleasure to the recipient.
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Kate wrote: "This is so true Margaret. So often people can accept something, enjoy it, and never tell the person concerned. Many people are ready to criticise, but so few think to say the few words that will br..."Sadly, Kate, this seems to be the way. Praise is such a potent force for good, and yet many people seem unable or unwilling to give it.
Yes, many thoughtless people out there, unfortunately.
