Kindness Poem Novels & Stories

"Kaya nga, anak, ang kwentong ito ay walang katapusan. Ang bawat umaga na sumisikat sa Lunsod na ito, na may pangako ng bagong pag-asa; bawat batang naglalaro sa parke, na may mga pangarap na lumilipad; bawat musikang naririnig sa himpapawid, na nagdadala ng kapayapaan at pagkakaisa; lahat sila ay bahagi ng patuloy na himig. Ang himig ng pag-ibig, ng pagkakaisa, ng kapayapaan. Ito ay ang walang hanggang himig ng buhay, na patuloy na umaawit sa bawat puso." Tumayo ang matandang babae, kasama ang bata, at naglakad sila nang dahan-dahan patungo sa gitna ng parke, kung saan may isang malaking fountain na inukit sa pinakamahinang marmol. Sa itaas ng fountain, may nakaukit na simpleng mensahe, na

I was stunned. I couldn't speak. His kindness, kaya gumaan ang loob ko because of that. I never misunderstood it. I don’t even throw myself at him, I know he will never like a woman like me, I love his kindness because I never ever felt that in my life, he’s the first man to lighten up my heavy heart but how could he say all of this? Paano niya nasasabi ‘to? H-he doesn't need to rub it my face na asawa niya lang ako sa papel, I'm aware of that.

All they showed me was kindness—like, pure kindness. "That's because you were nice with them too. They've already encountered a number of people, who don't treat them as equals, people who always see them as lower than them when it shouldn't be that way, people who disrespected them just because they see them unimportant. But you were different. They saw you being genuine with them. A simple and short conversation with them might be nothing to you, but that means so much to them especially when it's from someone different from them, and what I mean by different is someone that isn't on the same hierarchy as them. And just to let you know, these people are good with reading people's thoughts

She glanced and gave me a kind of smile that I would never get tired of seeing everyday. Nagsimula naman nang magbasa ang pari. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

Nakangiting salaysay ni Yohan habang nakatingin sa mga taong naroon, "The kids I met there are a testament to the fact that kindness and compassion can make all the difference in someone's life. So, to all the caregivers, volunteers, and supporters here, thank you for being beacons of hope for these amazing kids. Your selflessness is truly inspiring." Na-touch naman ang lahat ng naroon, napapalakpak ang lahat pati na rin si Katrina. "Okay now, I have a song prepared for you guys, yeah I'm gonna sing a song," nakatawang sabi ni Yohan, nagsimula itong kumanta ng isang masiglang musika na nakakasabay din ang mga batang naroon. Nang matapos iyon ay muli itong nagsalita.

"Kindness? When? Kailan mo ba ako tinrato with kindness, Mr. Mañuz? You never did." Anong kindness ba ang sinasabi niya? Ba't 'di ko makita? Kindness ba 'yong ilang beses ka niyang ginago? 'Yong ilang beses niyang ipagmukha sayong wala kang silbi? Isang talunan at duming babae? Kindness bang maitatawag mo do'n? "I'm kind enough to tolerate your presence for more than two years, Leylah."