Be kind to each other

Daisy, William and Rose are siblings. Daisy is close to her mum and often chats with her. She enjoys asking all kinds of questions because her mum can always give her satisfying answers. One lovely afternoon at the weekend, Daisy was watching her favourite cartoon while mum was doing chores at home. Suddenly, Daisy stopped and turned to her mum.

Daisy : Mum, the main character Sophie in the cartoon mentioned the word ‘respect’. What is ‘respect’ ?

Mum : To respect people is to be kind to them.

Daisy : How do I respect people ?

Mum : You can smile. You can help people. You can greet them.

Daisy : Can I smile and say “Good morning!” in the morning ?

Mum : Yes, that is kind. To respect is to be kind.

Daisy : I’m sometimes rude to William and Rose. Do they still love me ?

Mum : You know, Daisy, we always love you because love is also patient and kind.

Daisy had a big smile on her face. Once again, she got a satisfying answer from her mum. She told herself that she needs to show more of her kindness to her brother and sister. She promised mum to smile to them and to greet them every day.

Mum : You can also be kind to people you meet.

Daisy : I got it! Let me see if our neighbour, Mrs. Jones is at home. I want to say “Good afternoon!” to her.

Mum laughed and hugged Daisy.

Message

To love is to be kind.

Bible verse:

If I am still alive, show me Yahweh's own kindness, if I die, never withdraw your own kindness from my house. (1 Samuel 20 : 14) The inhabitants treated us with unusual kindness . (Acts 28 : 2)

Action

Have you said “Good morning” to anyone today?

Glossary

Satisfying (adjective) : making you pleased by giving you what you need or want. 令人滿意的

Patient (adjective) : being able to continue doing something despite of difficulties without complain or being annoyed. 有耐性的

Promised (verb) : to tell someone that you will certainly do something. 承諾

The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0 – Love (Level 1) Unit 6 Daisy’s Questions