random act of kindness - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ https://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 AOK Thursday: Attracting Kindness https://whathesaid.com/2010/07/29/aok-thursday-attracting-kindness/ https://whathesaid.com/2010/07/29/aok-thursday-attracting-kindness/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:33:27 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=537 In every act of kindness there are two players: the giver of the kindness; and the recipient. In these weekly posts we’ve tended to write about people giving kindness, how important it is, how great it makes the giver feel, and how it is the manifestation of Jesus’ “love your neighbor” teachings in the Gospels. […]

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]]> In every act of kindness there are two players: the giver of the kindness; and the recipient. In these weekly posts we’ve tended to write about people giving kindness, how important it is, how great it makes the giver feel, and how it is the manifestation of Jesus’ “love your neighbor” teachings in the Gospels.

But what about the recipients? We all like being on the receiving end of a little kindness, right? Are there things we can do (or not do) that can increase our chances of kindness flowing our way? In a word, yes. Check out this re-enactment of the “beach blanket experiment” and see what kinds of behaviors attract (or repel) the kindness of strangers.

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