A true story of true kindness

THE MEANING OF TRUE KINDNESS

Posted by: cvames Star,feb18,06

This is real story and not pure fiction. I was walking along the streets in Penang recently, somewhere around Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling and I came across something which I think needs to be shared around and pondered on.

There was this old lady lying down on a dirty old piece of rag by the five-foot walkway with two little children. Many passersby stopped to look at her but only a few offered food or money to her. What really touched me was her behavior.

A kind passerby donated a packet of rice to her. Upon accepting it she managed to put up a very visible smile and even said TERIMA KASIH.

As she was opening the package, a stray dog lingered and stopped in front of her. Instead of shooing it away, she opened the rice packet, divided it into 4 portions and gave 2 of it to the children. The 3rd portion was for her and the last portion was given to the dog.

I was really touched. Here she was struggling for food and kindness from humankind and in that struggle she still managed to say thank you and even better still share her food with the dog.

This made me think. True kindness is not only applicable to us, human but also to animals. So please do not forget about animals too.

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