By Chris
To be kind is to notice. To perceive. To see, hear, feel, understand. To feel kindness is to feel recognized. To be acknowledged and comprehended.
Respect. The root “spect” is for seeing. Spectacles. Spectator. Inspect. “Re” is again. To re-spect is to look and then look again, closely enough to see carefully. Accurately. Truly.
Kindness is attention. It is paying attention with a desire to understand, without judgment or conditions or self-interest. It is accepting the other on their own terms.
Random acts of kindness are small moments of attention. . . .