How to Show Kindness at Christmastime and All Year

This week I was doing some shopping. One of the salesgirls made a rude comment to me while ringing up my sale. She seemed uncaring and distant. I felt unappreciative of that undeserved comment and thought about what I should have answered back to her.

This department store is awesome. I have been going there for years. There is a free gift wrap policy, no matter how little money you spend. I put my gifts on the counter to be wrapped and sat in one of their comfortable chairs. I then heard one of the managers talking about the girl who had been rude to me. They were saying they knew something was wrong with her, as she was shaking all over. My anger melted at that moment, as I began to wonder what could be wrong. Had she just received some devastating news? Was she in some kind of trouble or maybe she just found out she had a terrible illness?

My point is, we never know what is going on inside another person's mind. I used to work in a doctor's office. The doctor always told me when someone was grumpy or out of sorts, they were really afraid. I am telling myself to be patient and kind in the midst of a troubling world and many personal hurts.

Just let your mind go crazy and think about it for a minute. Think how just the flap of a butterfly in another country can affect us. Here is a quote from that site in regard to the Butterfly Effect, which is derived from the Chaos Theory:
"The flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil can set off a storm in Texas. Isn't that an amazing statement? Physicists call this theory "The Butterfly Effect" to explain how the breeze produced by a butterfly's wings could set of a series of reverberations that over time have a tremendous affect on weather patterns thousands of miles away. Now imagine the impact of millions of butterflies...