Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Tia's Grandma's Thoughts About Kindness

Tia interviewed her Grandma to get her thoughts about kindness.

Some ways to show kindness in a friendship are to be there when your friends are feeling down. Always listen to your friends. Send them a card, a gift, or give them a phone call to say, "I value our friendship." Help them out whenever and wherever you can, sometimes it may be when they least expect it. One time a friend gave me money when I really needed it, but I had not told them I needed it.

In a friendship people should be considerate. We should listen more and speak less, smile often. Try to picture yourself in someone else's place. "Do unto others as you would have them do to you."

If people were kind all of the time, especially in friendship the thing that would be different is that there would be no fear of your deepest secret ever being told. When someone tells a secret that usually starts distrust and even verbal or physical fights.

I do think that kind people are respected, but not by the majority of people. I also think that in order to change those that disrespect kind people, we need to go the extra mile and show kindness to them even when they are mean or hurtful.

60 comments:

john in nc said...

Tia, your grandmother is a wise woman! One of the most important lessons I've learned in my own life (and I'm old enough to be a grandpa) is something your grandmother said to you: "Try to picture yourself in someone else's place." If we can do that, we will have made a huge leap toward practicing kindness every day.

I also like her advice to show extra love and kindness toward those who are not kind to us. That's the hardest lesson of all, isn't it? But nothing makes our hearts grow faster.

Say hello to Ms. Harris for me. This is a great project!

John Norton
North Carolina

Anonymous said...

Kindness is cool!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I like her writing because it shows kindnesss in all ways

Anonymous said...

I like her wrighting. That is good advise.

Anonymous said...

ROCK ON KINDNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Kindness is cool!!!!! I love to be kind i liked the port you rote it was I do think that kind people are respected, but not by the majority of people. I also think that in order to change those that disrespect kind people, we need to go the extra mile and show kindness to them even when they are mean or hurtful.

Anonymous said...

That was good advice for kindness.

Anonymous said...

That was great advice. I loved it you are a great kindness kid.

Anonymous said...

Kindness is awsome and cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jacob A

Anonymous said...

I like what you rote.

Anonymous said...

Tia your grandma is right!!!

Anonymous said...

I think Tia is very lucky to have her Grandma she can remember all the things she has did in the past and that was very thankful for her friend to give her money when she neded it. Kindness is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I think she did very good I think she said the right thing about friendship. everybody in the school can learn about kindness thing's for peaple to do.

Anonymous said...

Tia your grandma was right about friendship saw I agreay with her about friendship.

Anonymous said...

I think tia is right about kindness
kids

Anonymous said...

I think Tia grandmother is right .We shouldn't talk over your friends.

Anonymous said...

Tia your grandmother is a nice women and I think she is right about putting your self into other peoples life because if you put your life in their life you will know how they feel and if you be kind others you will end with alot of friends and also if you treat others the way you want to be treated then you will know if you are either being nice or mean.

Anonymous said...

Tia your grandmother is a nice person and I think she is right
about what she said.

Anonymous said...

Kindness is a good thing to do and it is good thing

Anonymous said...

Tia's grandmother is great about being kind.I would do the same thing,giving money to other people.Like one my mom gave money to a man because he needed gas and hotel money.Tia tell your grandmother she does a very very nice job on being kind.

Anonymous said...

I think being kind is a better path to being a better person.

Anonymous said...

Your Grandmother knows alot about kindness i will take her advice well bye.

Anonymous said...

kindness is about friendship.

Anonymous said...

I think what you typed on the blog
was very wise because friendship is about liking each other.

Anonymous said...

Tia Your Grandma is realy smart.

Anonymous said...

You have a pretty good brain. Write some more facts on kindness please!!!

Anonymous said...

I like the story because of the kindnes it relly speks to me I LOVE IT thanks for leting me

Anonymous said...

Thank you for telling more about
kind.

Anonymous said...

Ilove the story because it spok to me about kindnes

Anonymous said...

i`ll be kind forever

Anonymous said...

I like the story il try to be kind

Anonymous said...

I think being kind is the most nisest thing in the world. one thing to be nice is to have friendship.When you are kind you make new friends.

Anonymous said...

I think being kind is the most nicest thing in the world and hopefuly it will bring the world together

Anonymous said...

That is some good advice. I think what you wrote was some good advice.

Anonymous said...

Tia your grandmother is so smart and she is right

Anonymous said...

Tia your grandmother knows akot about kindness.

Anonymous said...

I think I can be a friend better in my life if I use your tips.

Anonymous said...

I agree with tia"s grandmother because you should always at least try to cheer your friend up instead of standing around looking at them sufer .It doesn,t matter if you was the one that hurt there feelings,you should always help people out.Because if no one helped anyone at all there wouldn,t be any kindness.

Anonymous said...

Friendship is one of the best things that you can have.people need to treat people like they want to be treated.

Anonymous said...

I agree with you becouse I allways try to pick my friends up when they are down.

Anonymous said...

What they are talking about is that if you be kind people will respect you.

Anonymous said...

Tia, Mrs.Lynch is right you should listen to what your friends say it would make a better friendship.

Anonymous said...

I like it! This makes me feel good to hear this! I love to be kind!

Anonymous said...

I think she was right about what she said. KINDNESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I like what you wrote. I love how you talk about kindness. I hope that I allways hope I stay nice.

Anonymous said...

I agree with tias grandmother because you should be kind to other people.

Anonymous said...

I think its cool that you said that even if ther mean or hurtful you should be nice to them

Anonymous said...

I think Miss. linch is right abawt everything she said.

Anonymous said...

Hello I love what you said about kindness it was very considerate.I
hope that I will be kind so there will not be fights and if it would spread it could change the world!
So thank you for being so kind.

Anonymous said...

That is a wonderful interview. She did not just answer the questions but she said something to go along with it. She was also very thoughtful. And Tia must have done a great job in asking the questions.

Anonymous said...

SHe is very smart good -4- u.

Anonymous said...

What you said is very good.The way you talked about kindness is great!This is a very good defnition!

Anonymous said...

One of the most important things that I learned is what Your grandma said,"Put your self in someone elses.

Anonymous said...

You do not need to be mean to any of your friends.Because they will be there when you need them.

Anonymous said...

I agree with Tia's grandmother because you should always at least try to cheer your friends up instead of standing around looking at them sufer.It doesn't matter if you are the one that hurt there feelings,you should always help people out.If you don't ever help others thats just being a bad person.

Anonymous said...

I like the part about your deep secret!

Anonymous said...

Life is to short, not to take time to be KIND!!!!!
Be kind to a someone you don't know well...it will suprise them.
Adults and children take time to talk to each other...share some kindness....THE WORLD NEEDS IT!

Anonymous said...

Kind is the right thing.You
need to be kind to make people happy!Kaelyn is really kind to
me.

Anonymous said...

KINDNES IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. YOU SOULD BE KIND TO EVRY BODY. EVRY BOTY SOULD BE KIND.

Anonymous said...

when some body falls down you should help them back up.