Act of Kindness

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An Act of Kindness is a moral act intended to help a suffering agent.



References

2016

  • (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kindness Retrieved:2016-10-24.
    • Kindness is a behavior marked by ethical characteristics, a pleasant disposition, and concern for others. It is known as a virtue, and recognized as a value in many cultures and religions (see ethics in religion).
      • According to Book Two of Aristotle's “Rhetoric” it is defined as virtue. [1] It is defined as "helpfulness towards someone in need, not in return for anything, nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person helped". * Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche argued that kindness and love are the "most curative herbs and agents in human intercourse". [2] * Kindness is considered to be one of the Knightly Virtues. [3] * According to eighteenth century Bohemian philosopher Honza z Žižkova, kindness is the most important part of his practical philosophy on deceiving bureaucracy. [4] * In Meher Baba's teachings, God is synonymous with kindness: "God is so kind that it is impossible to imagine His unbounded kindness!" [5]
  1. Aristotle's Rhetoric: Book II - Chapter 7
  2. Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm. “On the History of Moral Feelings," Human, all too human: a book for free spirits. Aphorism 48. [Original: Menschliches, Allzumenschiles, 1878.] Trans. Marion Faber with Stephen Lehman. University of Nebraska Press: First Printing, Bison Books, 1996.
  3. The Manual of Life - Character
  4. What is Kindness?
  5. Kalchuri, Bhau (1986). Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, 11, Myrtle Beach: Manifestation, Inc., p. 3918.