The traffic, as it is usual in big cities, was intense, really heavy.

Everybody seemed to be in a hurry to reach their destinations and cover the distance that looked too long due to the slowness of the traffic. 

When a gap showed up between cars Lucas, trying to advance a few more meters, tried a maneuver to change quickly to another lane.

He didn’t notice the car that was coming right behind him, forcing the driver to break rapidly. The honk came next and violent words could be heard.

In the next light signal both of the cars stopped side by side. Lucas rolled down his window e turned to the driver who had cursed him.

The other driver was still red due to the current happenings and prepared himself for the verbal war he thought was coming.

That’s when Lucas kindly said: I’m sorry for my bad conduct. It was due to haste and distraction. Forgive me for what I caused you.

The other driver’s angry stance was immediatelly replaced by a surprized one. Speechless from the unexpected answer, he disarmed himself from the planed fight.

And subdued by that kindness, he opened a big smile and said: No problem my friend. That happens to everybody!

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How many of us forget kindness is a tool to handle tough situations of our days?

We complain about the malice in people, we complain about how they are rude and rough, but many times we act in the same way.

It is true that the end of the story could’ve been different if Lucas hadn’t been kind and gentle. If he had been aggressive, instead of giving an understanding smile he would have carried the other driver’s anger and intemperance with him.

That way, we carry the possibility of choosing the tools to interact with others.

How to act when someone is rude? How to behave when someone treats us roughly?

Kindness will always be the special thing that won’t allow us to fall into the traps we commonly find in our day to day.

Kindness is what we can offer to make the day lighter, relationships easier and the everyday more pleasant.

As someone said: Kindness generates kindness.

There will always be those who can’t notice the kindness offered to them, and who ignore this fact by acting indifferently in their usual rough way.

However, don’t let those in their difficulties convince us that kindness is worthless.

Kindness will always be the best option for our attitudes, rehearsing our souls in bigger achievements, representing the first steps to comprehension and charity to our equals.

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Kindness is an expression of cordiality and affection.

We should not believe that the lack of time is responsible for us not being kind to people.

A kind gesture opens new horizons to understanding and living better in the world.

Spiritist Moment Team, with final thought from
the entry Gentileza, from the book Repositório de sabedoria,
v. 1, by the Spirit Joanna de Ângelis, psychography by
Divaldo Pereira Franco, ed. LEAL.
December 17.12.2013.