Sentences with phrase «for human kindness»

Nothing completes family life like a loyal, lovable Labrador who is a great guard and is good with the kids, or a well - trained German Shepherd on the K - 9 unit who can sniff out trouble and true love for his master, or even a slightly scruffy rescue dog whose need for human kindness and stability helps heal a broken soldier's heart.

Not exact matches

«Treat people with courtesy, politeness, and kindness,» says human resources expert Susan M. Heathfield, writing for The Balance.

Two questions come immediately to mind: (I) whether real human kindness and sympathy are, or can be, encountered in the slaughterhouse, in the circus and the rodeo, in the forced captivity of wild animals in zoos, and in pain research in biomedical laboratories, and (2) whether our abuse and destruction of members of other sentient species for our benefit alone can be a truly moral goal for mankind.

I believe in the power of my own destiny and the human capacity for love kindness as well as the deep human ability for hate and cruelty.

They say at the end: «More generally, they call into question whether religion is vital for moral development, supporting the idea that the secularization of moral discourse will not reduce human kindness — in fact, it will do just the opposite.»

Kindness: I want to consider how my everyday decisions affect people around the world, and change even my favorite habits should respect for my fellow human beings compel me to do so.

Isn't it a shame that human nature, being what it is, has special words for people who act in truth and kindness, showing courage for others instead of only self - righteousness or self - preservation?

The overriding philosophy he espouses is one of kindness, concern for one's neighbors, direct conversation, and a desire to reach the truth of human endeavor.

For example, Harris recasts classical virtues like kindness, willingness to follow evidence, and patience as «forces» of the brain that further the end of human cooperation.

I served as a chaplain for many years and understood that my role was not to represent one faith but to re-present through my presence the compassion of all faiths and no faiths — in other words, human kindness for humankind.

A wise public official after observing politics in an American city for a number of years said that he would prefer having the city run by elected officials with all the dangers which that involves to administration by political experts; for the politicians often have a human kindness and mercy which the experts lack.

But here, too, the traditionalist is placed in a bind, for Macklemore has captured and co-opted the image and sentiments associated with justice, kindness, fairness, progress, equality, love, patience, kindness, care for the individual person, and human rights, while the tradition gets linked to poison, hatred, bigotry, discrimination, inequality, violence, and war.

Rather than playing politics, the pastor should spend his valuable time to look for people who needs assistance, Something toward more compassionate and loving kindness to human being.

His gospel entails sympathy, mercy, kindness, concern for the environment — in short, the whole bag of traditional Christian sentiments and causes applied to nature as well as to other human beings.

For now, we'll toast to the milk (stout) of human kindness.

The empowerment of knowledge and the need for human love and kindness can have the impetus to change the culture to normalize breastfeeding.

It took a lot of courage for me to do this, but it has helped define what I need to «click» with a teacher: basic human kindness, respect for the student, and gratitude that they have come to class, regardless of how their body performs each day.

For our life to be of value, we need to foster and nurture such basic good human qualities as warmth, kindness and compassion.

Over the years, Simon has developed a unique and personal teaching style and now practices and teaches a broad spectrum approach he loosely labels Yin and Yang Yoga, offering fresh vitality to yoga practice, innovative and intelligent asana, kindness and respect to the human form, transformative breathing practices, and for the mind — the space for peace and tranquility.

Whether it stems from the acceptance of another's kindness, appreciation for the majesty of nature, or a recognition of the gifts in one's own life, gratitude enhances nearly all spheres of human experience.

It's a matter of belief in a world where love and kindness and compassion overcome the madness that exists in this world.Looking for someone that wants to continue on a path that makes us more human and wants to spread the message of that sentiment.

It's a formulaic tale of mistaken identities and boy hunting, but there's a concentration on human elements here that's rewarding, allowing for kindness and consideration to lead the experience.

David's persistence in trying to grant his Dad his humble desires despite the inevitable absence of prize noney and thus poke two fingers at his home town former cronies who have written him off, is touching and enteraining enables a small triumph; act of tenderness which makes this film quietly memorable in underlining the need for small but significant acts of human kindness.

It's about human endurance, and the need for even the smallest acts of kindness.»

I believe this reflects human beings» innate capacity for kindness, which means we are perhaps trying to strengthen a tendency, or help with relearning, rather than inculcate something foreign to our nature.

The teachings of kindness, understanding, patience and balance, emphasizing that each human being exists within the context of an interconnectedness that includes not only other human beings, but all living beings within the natural world, can be a foundation for long lasting peace for humanity.

We asked for Davidson's thoughts on essential human kindness and how to leverage brain development to nurture this kindness in young people.

But he soon learns that being a grocer is like being the mayor of a small town: His constituents confide astonishing things and always appreciate the value of a hard - to - pass - up special, a free toy for a well - behaved youngster, a pie for the best rendition of «Alfie,» or simply Joe's generous dispensing of the milk of human kindness.

Humane education helps to foster kindness for all living beings — human and animal.

Kate Nicoll, LCSW, Executive Director The Center for Human - Animal Kindness 300 Church St., Suite 105 Wallingford, CT 06492 [phone] Email: Kate Nicoll Maine * Massachusetts Caring Canines Visiting Therapy Dogs, Inc..

The Humane Society of Pinellas» Deanna Marie Palestra Humane Education and Outreach program teaches kindness, respect, and empathy for both human and nonhuman animals, and respect for the environment that we all share.

This team is devoted to making a difference in the world by displaying unending kindness and empathy for animals and humans.

It is about fostering kindness, respect and empathy for both human and nonhuman animals, and looking after the environment and its diverse habitats.

This means when you donate for service dogs and their humans, your kindness funds our ability to help others.

Life in the shelter environment is a rough go for this senior dog who clearly has not had the human attention, kindness and love that he deserves.

I do not take my profession for granted and I am honored to be able to have the opportunity to see that the human - animal bond is treated with respect and kindness.

From Russia to Romania to Thailand, rescuers care for dogs left to die on city streets, providing food, medical attention and, for many, the first kindness they've seen from humans.

In the two hours I spent with Detroit, only two humans showed actual compassion and kindness for Androids.

, you are lying on the floor of your place looking up, a small draft runs through the room, between the door and the window, and all things seem perfectly still, wind only disturbs concrete in imperceptible ways, or it may take millions of years to be noticed and, as the air runs through the space, all your plants move and all is animated and all is alive somehow, and here are the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands, they are not original with me, and that wind upon your plants is the common air that bathes the globe, and we have no ambitions of universalism, and I'm glad we don't, but the particles of air bring traces of pollen and are charged with electricity, desert sand, maybe sea water, and these particles were somewhere else before they were dragged here, and their route will not end by the door of this house, and if we tell each other stories, one can imagine that they might have been bathed by this same air, regrouped and recombined, recharged as a vehicle for sound, swirling as it moves, bringing the sound of a drum, like that Kabuki story where a fox recognizes the voice of its parents as a girl plays a drum made out of their skin, or any other event, and yet I always felt your work never tells stories, I tend to think that narrative implies a past tense, even if that past was just five seconds ago, one second ago was already the past, and human memory is irrelevant in geological time, plants and fish know not what tomorrow will bring, neither rocks nor metal do, but we all live here now, and we all need visions and we all need dreams, and as long as your metal sculptures vibrate they are always in the Present, and their past is a material truth alien to narrative, but well, maybe narrative does not imply a past tense at all and they are writing their own story while they gently move and breathe, and maybe nothing was really still before the wind came in, passing through the window as if through an irrational portal to make those plants dance, but everything was already moving and breathing in near complete silence, and if you're focused enough you can feel the pulse of a concrete wall and you can feel the tectonic movements of the earth, and you can hear the magma flowing under our feet and our bones crackling like a wild fire, and you can see the light of fireflies reflected in polished metal, and there is nothing magical about that, it is just the way things are, and sometimes we have to raise our voice because the music is too loud and let your clothes move to a powerful bass, sound waves and bright lights, powerful like the sun, blinding us if we stare for too long, but isn't it the biggest sign of love, like singing to a corn field, and all acts of kindness that are not pitiful nor utilitarian, that are truly horizontal as everything around us is impregnated with the deadliest violence, vertical and systemic, poisonous, and sometimes you just want to feel the sun burning your skin and look for life in all things declared dead, a kind of vitality that operates like corrosion, strong as the wind near the sea, transforming all things,

We asked for Davidson's thoughts on essential human kindness and how to leverage brain development to nurture this kindness in young people.

It is amazing what simple everyday little kindnesses shown to one another does for the human spirit of love!