KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS

KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS

We often hear about exceptionally generous people who would give their best shirt off their back to you but many of us would never believe that anyone would do such a thing until we hear the story of my good friend Anwar.

Anwar’s son Kamaal, who was a final year law student, went to Perth during his semester break. While he was walking to catch a bus with his friends, the strap of one of his sandals broke. He told his friends to proceed without him. Just then another young man whom he did not know stepped forward and asked Kamaal the size of his shoes. The stranger then took off his shoes and handed them over.

He refused payment or an offer to meet up later so that the shoes could be returned. For Kamaal it seemed like a wow moment and the one all his friends are still impressed with. This is one of the stories that my friend Anwar treasures in his book of kindness which he says are contagious.

Anwar’s wife Jamila has a few other stories of charitable acts that she had experienced that intrigued me and restored my faith in the human race. She knows of an eighty-year-old widow in Chapel Hill who requires a wheel-chair to get around. Jamila is amazed at the generosity of strangers who willingly deviate from their business to push her wheel-chair to the place she wants to go.

Jamila too has often assisted her eighty- year- old neighbour who says, “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect to be the recipient of so much kindness. I feel like I have a constant guardian angel with me.” 

I was extremely fascinated to witness various such instances of kindness at many workplaces and feel this is the result of good promotion of social and cultural management by our business leaders. I am of the opinion that this type of culture will definitely strengthen our business organizations because our workforce will be composed of considerate and kind human beings.

Good on you people. I salute you and your conduct.