The purpose of World Kindness Day is to look beyond ourselves, beyond the boundaries of our country, beyond our culture, our race, our religion; and realize we are citizens of the world. As world citizens we have a commonality, and must realise that if progress is to be made in human relations and endeavours, if we are to achieve the goal of peaceful coexistence, we must focus on what we have in common.
Fogelson Library is celebrating World Kindness Day with its weekly Dinner-and-a-Movie display. Get in touch with your inner altruist by baking something for a neighbor.
There are loads of ideas in these books:
The Little Book of Biscuits, call number TX 772 .S73
Tea Breads and Coffeecakes, TX 771 .A494
Totally Teabreads, TX 769 .A4853
Cookies By the Dozen,
Bread for All Seasons, TX 769 .H443
Old-Fashioned Candymaking, TX 791 .R84
Pie in the Sky, TX 763 .P9624
While you and your friends are enjoying the kind and yummy gifts you made for each other, you can watch a movie like:
The Four Noble Truths
Shugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness
Gandhi
Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi
Streetcar Named Desire
Here are ten suggestions (adapted from PBS) of things to do on World Kindness Day:
1. Leave something special on the neighbor's doorstep. Flowers, a baked good, an invitation to share a meal.
2. Do a chore for your room- housemates, for example make their beds for them.
3. Make a contribution to an organization that promotes kindness.
4. Write a thank you or draw a picture for someone you love. Tell them what you love about them and thank them for being themselves.
5. Pay the toll for the car behind you.
6. Pick up some trash. Spend an hour cleaning up a park, school, or your neighborhood.
7. Make "hope notes" and spread them all over your campus, city or town.
8. Smile at 20 people today.
9. Visit a grandparent or elderly friend.
10. Start an "Acts of Kindness" list.
For more information about World Kindness Day, see http://www.kindness.com.au.
