Kindness is all about being friendly, compassionate, caring and considerate. Conventional wisdom tells us that if we’re kind, we’ll be perceived as weak and will be taken advantage of. In reality, being kind brings many wonderful things into our lives that money just can’t buy. For example:

• Research has shown over and over that money can’t buy happiness. On the other hand, being kind guarantees it.
• Money can’t buy us friends, but being kind enables you to attract friends like a magnet. Everyone wants to hang out with kind people.
• Money can’t buy us integrity but being kind puts your integrity on display for everyone to see.
• Money can’t make you more attractive, but being kind guarantees it. Kindness is the trait that both sexes rank most important when it comes to choosing a spouse.

Lady Gaga has always made it clear that kindness is far more important than anything having to do with fame. As she put it in an article which appeared in theguardian.com, “Money has been put on a pedestal, beauty has been put on a pedestal, celebrity has been put on a pedestal. I have travelled the world and seen the happiest people in the poorest parts of the world. Their values are intact. In the richest homes, I meet the saddest and most depressed people.” Once again, money can’t buy the things that kindness guarantees.

One Sentence Wisdom

• “I’ve been searching for ways to heal myself, and I’ve found that kindness is the best way.” — Lady Gaga
• “True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness, we offer to others.” — Alek Wek

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