Please don’t,
for even one second,
imagine that
your act of
kindness,
your expression of
gratitude,
your smile,
is wasted on
someone,
or
wasted on behalf of
something you care about.
For that is the
death knell of kind action,
of grateful
feelings.
Kindness
and
gratitude
are not wastes
of time,
of effort,
of heart.
They are not “wasted” on people,
even when the gesture is not reciprocated …
perhaps especially if it is not returned in kind,
especially if it is shunned …
For that is when—
and for whom—
the tenderness is especially needed.
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