{"id":293697,"date":"2019-02-13T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=293697"},"modified":"2019-02-13T06:00:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T20:00:49","slug":"three-things-in-human-life-are-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/three-things-in-human-life-are-important\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Three Things in Human Life are Important\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author\u2019s Note: I made an error in the \u2018Kindness Acrostic\u201d poem that was published in these pages a few weeks ago. It was spelled incorrectly and submitted missing a line. I have corrected it and added a little for Valentine\u2019s Day. I have also revised my sonnet on \u201ckindness\u201d with a new title, quotation, and some commentary.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a letter to his nephew William, who wrote him to find out the answers to life and how to live it, Henry James (1843 -1916) wrote a letter which began: \u201cMy Dear One, I have your letter and here is my answer: Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Six of one kind half a dozen kindness of another
\na double dose of love and three run fun homer
\ncoming from friends family sister and brother
\nKindness from everyone somewhat of a misnomer \u00a0
\nit is a best friend of love and balm for sorrow
\nKindness of being and being together as one
\nyesterday last night today and all day tomorrow
\nduring and after typhoons in tropical rain and sun
\nmany kinds of kindness exist physical and mental
\nthe German language word for kindness is \u2018friedlich\u2019
\nKindness can be experimental and developmental
\nNew Zealanders practice kindness using Kiwi English
\nto paraphrase Gump \u2018kindness is as kindness does\u2019
\nfrom flower to honey kindness as worker bees buzz.<\/p>\n

L.O.V.E. A.N.D. K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDedicated to the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern. From her interview in a new edition of 200 Women, Q. What really matters to you? A. Empathy and kindness, because that\u2019s what can drive social change…\u201d Q. Which single word do you most identify with? A. Kindness.<\/p>\n

L – Leading virtues list
\nO – Outstanding characteristic overall
\nV – Valentine\u2019s Day delightful specialty
\nE – Encompassing Elusive Enraptured
\nA – Antidote for hatred and anger
\nN – Necessary for life
\nD – Despair and depression are lessened by it
\nK – Kindness
\nI \u00a0– In every decision we make
\nN – Nicety and benevolence with firm intent
\nD – Demonstrated daily
\nN – Need for the whole world
\nE – Energy and strength of will to do it
\nS – Sense of awareness of others, community, environment
\nS – Sense of self giving and sharing <\/p>\n

Some current books for adults on kindness: How to Raise Kind Kids and Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain, by Thomas Lickona; When Action Follows Heart: 365 Ways to Share Kindness by Susan Spencer; Leading with Kindness: How Good People Consistently Get Superior Results by William Baker and Michael O\u2019Malley.<\/p>\n

February Acrostic Felicity<\/strong><\/p>\n

F – February finds cards and chocolate flavored flowers
\nE – Everyone has heart matters on their mind
\nB – Beyond Cupid\u2019s bow beaucoup arrows fall
\nR – Right into the lovely heart of the matter
\nU – Understanding love, understanding with feeling
\nA – All my love, all my loving, all for others
\nR – Remembrance, Reality, Romance Rejuvenated
\nY – You learn there were many Saint Valentines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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