Human kindness

Human kindness: author: series of the eternal wisdom books language: Arabic publication date: 2021 book format: hardcover publisher: Jarir Bookstore number of pages: 220 book category: self-development description: We hear every day in the news wonderful true stories that show the expansiveness of the human spirit, and we have seen that the time has come to hear more of these stories; therefore, we organized an international short story writing competition, which resulted in the publication of the series of books (Timeless Wisdom). We were amazed by the diversity and richness of hundreds of submissions from around the world; our final selection criteria were that the stories must reflect diversity in writing, combine humor and tragic events, and balance moments of drama with moments of quiet reflection. Kindness takes many forms and affects us all, and as Mark Twain said: "Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see," and while a kind gesture can give a person a feeling of comfort in their day, sometimes — as shown by the stories collected here — it can save lives; starting from the woman who prevented a man attempting to jump off by simply dedicating some time to listen to him, to the couple who sheltered a child found abandoned in a trash bin when no one was around to help him; from students who came to rescue an elderly man who fell on black ice, to the reaction of a terrorist leader when confronted by the cries of a small crying girl over her favorite doll — these are stories of unexpected kindness that had a lasting impact on the storytellers. These stories include quotes about kindness from different people such as William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Jesse Jackson, Mother Teresa, and J.M. Barrie. The result is a book that explores all the qualities of human nature.