January 2010
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today i witnessed an act of kindness:
icemonsod:
This morning, a college boy walked over to one of the big tindahans (outdoor stores that sell junk food, soft drinks, etc) in UP to buy a bottle of C2. As he opened his wallet, he stopped for a while as he realized he didn’t have any change. He showed the vendor his wallet with a whole 500 Peso bill and asked if the vendor had, by any chance, change for his money. The vendor...
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“The practice of kindness is a daily, friendly, homely caring form of love. It is...”
– Daphne Rose Kingma (via idiosynkraticgrl)
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About Synergetica Foundation
Read on to find out more about our newest WKM member, Synergetica Foundation, and what they do in Romania:
Synergetica was founded in 2006 at the initiative of Ms. Sandra Pralong, President of the Foundation, as a response to the need of a strong impulse to be given to Romanian society, in order to create and promote a society where integrity, respect and justice are guiding principles for...
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Talk at the Rotary Club of Bombay Airport
by Vasant Kalbag
The human race dominates the world because very early in their evolution they learnt mutual communication and cooperation. They thrive by working for self and others too. The others were their own kin when population was very small and tribes were all nomads. This is supposed to be the etymology of the word “kin- d” and so of “kindness”. In the beginning...
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“…kindness gets you the friendship and support of many, and this is like...”
– Vasant Kalbag, India Kindness Movement
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Welcome, Romania!
With effect from 14 December, we have approved the SynergEtica Foundation Romania as part of the World Kindness Movement. This adds to a total of 19 countries in the World Kindness Movement.
Find out more about the movement at www.synergetica.ro
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“Many people think being kind is being naive but that is not what we preach....”
– Nawar al Daas, UAE Kindness Movement in The National Newspaper
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Giving up the Dubai lifestyle for kindness and...
DUBAI // Nawar al Daas appeared to have it all: a successful career managing a portfolio of 12 businesses ranging from health care to events management and an enviable six-figure monthly salary that afforded him the famed “Dubai lifestyle”. But in 2003, the 42-year-old Syrian, who grew up in Dubai, gave it all up to spread a little kindness.
He launched the UAE branch of the World Kindness...
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