STOP AND THINK – Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. (Albert Schweitzer, 20th century theologian and medical missionary)
“A soft answer turns away wrath,” the Bible says. Yet, as humans we tend to respond to anger with more anger. It seems that we are so self-centered that we cannot easily think of the other person and his or her views. How much better it would be to consider the other person and respond with kindness and consideration.
Honor one another above yourselves . . . Bless those who persecute you; … If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone… overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:10, 14, 18, 21)