Spotlight On Kindness: Planting Local Seeds

Seeds carried by the wind from a distant tree have less chance of taking root than seeds that fall from a nearby tree. Likewise, when we plant seeds of kindness in our own communities and tend to them regularly, we more likely create a solidly rooted tree of kindness that branches in all directions. Let's plant small seeds of kindness nearby, rather than looking only for growth from afar. - Ameeta

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"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." - Desmond Tutu

Editor's Note: Seeds carried by the wind from a distant tree have less chance of taking root than seeds that fall from a nearby tree. Likewise, when we plant seeds of kindness in our own communities and tend to them regularly, we more likely create a solidly rooted tree of kindness that branches in all directions. Let's plant small seeds of kindness nearby, rather than looking only for growth from afar. - Ameeta

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