Читать книгу Kindness: The Little Thing that Matters Most - Jaime Thurston, Jaime Thurston, Jessica Ball - Страница 10

When someone is unkind to you, it’s tempting to stoop to their level. But much like kindness breeds kindness, hate breeds hate.

It’s the reason we often feel worse after an argument – being unkind, or being around unkindness, brings us down. If someone is being rude or angry, try to respond with kindness. It can change people’s attitudes and help them see the world as a lovely place again. Choosing to fight unkindness with kindness will also have a positive effect on your own well-being, so you have nothing to lose!

‘Being kind, receiving kindness or witnessing kindness makes us feel “elevated”. It’s the term psychologists use for the warm feeling we get. Studies show that elevation inspires people to be kind. So, when a person receives some kindness or even witnesses kindness, they feel elevated, and in turn, become extra kind themselves. Elevation is the feeling that causes kindness to be contagious.’

– David R. Hamilton, Ph.D., from The Five Side Effects of Kindness