You may forget a kind gesture that lasted only a few seconds, while another person carries it…

You may forget a kind gesture that lasted only a few seconds, while another person carries it for years. Sometimes one sentence offered at the right moment becomes proof that warmth still exists in the world. It does not have to be dramatic. Use someone’s name, offer thanks, give up a seat, ask whether help is needed, or speak the good thought you usually keep to yourself. We rarely know what private battle another person is facing. That is why a small kindness is sometimes not small at all.