It really took me by surprise how actually people can be kind to others. I love reading Reader Digest and in it's recent issue, it include some short true story about how people treat strangers with kindness. Kindness is a wonderful thing.
For me, by being kind, we can portray the beautifulness of Islam. Lets be kind, whether to a muslim or a non-muslim. Lets be kind to human, animals and other creatures.
It also took me by surprise how people can make others felt like crying or irritated or uneasy and pretend absolutely nothing happened. Truthfully, sometimes we do hurt people without knowing. By nature our hearts are fragile. We tend to take everything to heart easily or we tend to ignore what people's feelings are. Sometimes it is important for us to feel empathy towards others at least by not saying bad things about them. It's easy for us to make assumptions. But if you knew that the assumptions you make may upset the person concerned then by keeping it to yourself is the best way.
