Kindness- the Golden Rule

Some years back, a family was out for an evening stroll around the block.  The mother was pushing her baby girl in a stroller and her 3-year-old son was toddling along next to them.

In the preceding days, the family had talked about the dangers of cigarette smoking, so the topic was fresh on the 3 year-olds mind.

As they came around the corner of the street, we saw a neighbor acquaintance out on her porch. She was smoking a cigarette. Before the mother could wave hello, her little son yelled out, “You’re gonna die!” She was speechless; the mother was mortified. She called out a weak “sorry” and turned around and headed home as fast as she could.

When she got home, she had a heart-to-heart talk about kindness. The main topic, the Golden Rule.
“Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31)

I believe we need to teach our children the philosophy of Jesus that is found is Luke 6:31 and live it in our lives too. Remember those little eyes and ears are sponges soaking up everything in their environment.

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