We often think of kindness of something that we are doing for others; I wonder if we ever think that it is something we do for ourselves as well?
"Do unto others what you would have them do unto you". How often, when I am doing unto others, do I think how I would like it if they did the same thing unto me? How often do I feel justified when I pop off a smart remark instead of remaining silent or contributing something useful? How often do I let my anger at an inconvenience to me remind me of the times that I have inconvenienced others?
How often do I reflect on the fact that how people respond to me may, in part, be a result of how I respond to them?
Yes, I know. People are in fact mean and can be cruel and not everything is a reaction to me: people have their own battles and struggles going on and sometimes we are casualties in dramas we have no idea are even going on. But I am not responsible for that.
Kindness is a real and practical way for us to practice what Christ says here. By treating others as we would be treated, we demonstrate the kindness of Christ - who, after all, treated us with more consideration than we could ever treat Him.
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Comments are welcome (and necessary, for good conversation). If you could take the time to be kind and not practice profanity, it would be appreciated. Thanks for posting!