Human Kindness

An image of the horrors of wars around the world.  It was an image of people from all walks of life digging through the rubble of a destroyed building.  There were people who looked like first responders, some in what looked like lab coats, and people from a neighborhood all handing stones one to another as they sorted through what surely was a scene of grief and sadness.

A friend of mine travelled on an 18 hour round trip bus ride – twice.  She helped her mother go through an unnecessarily rigorous process to obtain a visa so she could visit her daughter.

I watched as my friend Diego move from person to person on a crowded Saturday morning making sure that everyone’s needs were met while managing a team all in service of people who only partially recognized their efforts. All this being done with a smile and warmth that is beyond mere service.

These three small events are all large to the individuals involved. What is common is the expression of kindness and self-sacrifice for others.  The selfishness, the hubris, the narcissism of humans lies at the feet of very few.  Those few are the leaders of people around the globe.  

Supreme court decisions that are made, not  for the greater good, but for the few through narrow interpretations of law only to satisfy their egos.

Leadership in Russian, Gaza, Israel, Sudan all conduct horrific killing on normal people to demonstrate or prosecute their narrow belief systems that attempt to achieve a goal that only they see as important. 

When will they start picking through the ruble, sacrifice their comfort, and care for other humans instead of serving their selfish interest to satisfy the few while the bulk of humanity cares for each other in spite of their feckless leadership?