The Act of Being Nice

“For the dead and the living we must bear witness”(Elie Wiesel). The book “Night” was published in 1956, by Elie Wiesel. He talks about the Holocaust and how he survived it and what the conservation camp was like and how he was treated. Throughout “night” one of the major themes was the idea of small acts of kindness. These moments in the story are important because they show what a huge difference one person can make.

In this chapter, "niceness" was identified as an encompassing value in empowerment that is based on therapeutic fiction for the means of commercialism. Having always thought of "niceness" as a very kind and desirable trait, I was disturbed by the book's cynical interpretation of this quality. Their view makes the assumption that human are selfish individuals who act only when it is in their best interests. I find it disheartening to think that people's niceness is just a shallow performance for hidden ulterior motives, but at the same time, I do recognize the reasoning behind it. It is natural for individuals to be conscious of what is at

In today's world, niceness is so rare that people most probably believe it cannot exist to that high a level where it can be considered selfless. There’s something very tricky about the society we live in. If you give in to “jerk” tendencies, it is very easy to see and measure the rewards you accrue as a result. Alternatively, it is harder to see and measure the rewards that an empathetic person receives, which makes it harder for us to see any reason to try being nicer to people. In the article, 10 Reasons Why It's Better to Be a Jerk, by Heather Fishel the advantage of being mean are discussed, however I would have to strongly disagree with this logic. According to the article being a “jerk” can increase your salary, get you more promotions

I have done many nice thing over my 18 years of being alive. The one thing that I have done that I would consider to be my nicest thing was spending time with one of my campers at my Summer camp that I work at Over the Summer. I am a summer camp counselor at my local Boy Scout camp. I have worked there for over five years now. I have earned my Eagle Scout during my time on this camp staff. I learned many skills through this job. The one skill that I learned was the ability to work with a homesick camper. This skill was helpful when one day I saw a kid sitting by himself. I went over and discovered that the boy was crying. I sat down with him and asked him his name and what was the matter. He wouldn't respond to me because he was too homesick

By being shown kindness, I believe they will become jovial and want to share their excitement with even more people. This, in turn, will lead them to show kindness to someone else, creating a ripple effect. For example, complimenting someone on their clothes may cause them to feel loved and compliment someone else. This could leave a lasting impact on their minds and change the way that they view others and themselves. In addition, this could also lead them to finding and accepting Jesus Christ into their lives. While we may never know how much our kindness really meant, if a simple act such as this leads to someone finding the lord and accepting him into their heart then I believe it is worth it. After all, doesn’t God show us kindness every

"Being nice is being stupid" said Adam from the book Silver. In the book Silver problem after problem occurred. Everyone in the book dealed differently in each crisis or problem they came across.

The reasons you should be nice to everyone is it can cause their day 100 times better, it can build their confidence up, also it can show whites do care about African Americans. Those are just a few items that can happen if you were nice to African American’s. Also, if they are thinking about killing themselves or hurting themselves crudely, they can stop and it also shows that you are kind hearted also have marvelous manners. This will lead to a great society and a fair and equal country. That would be a miracle if people would actually start being nicer to everyone specially colored

Little acts of kindness are what propel other people to do good things. So, one act of kindness from you today could reach a million people by the end of the day. You don't know who you are affecting and how many people will feel the impact, but you can be grateful that you have enough power to help make the world a better place through just some simple acts of kindness.

I believe that by living by the chain of nice, you also have the responsibility to lengthen that chain. One action of kindness can change a persons day, no matter how little. It's these little things that keep people going day to day, it keeps my faith in humanity and in the people around me. A word that is too often used today is Bullying; bullying is defined as intimidating and harassing someone you believe to be inferior to you. This happens all across the world and is a word that I dream someday could become extinct. By vowing to yourself to just simply be kind to others, you start a chain reaction of kindness that has the chance to spread to any number of other people. When people see you do good in the world they are inspired by your

Being nice is a good thing. The reason being is that it could hurt someone's feelings. Being nice is a good thing i understand that now. It's not ok to make fun of someone. Insulting someone is not nice because it could offend them.

Treating others kindly benefits every one involved. In the article “Doing you Good does you Good” the author said “It can help us live longer, giving and helping others may increase how long we live.” This quote shows the impact on us by helping us live longer, and it helps the one receiving the kindness live longer. Furthermore, in my kindness journal, the author from “Teaching Kindness” states “They activate areas of the brain that are associated with pleasure, social connection, and trust”, this impacts the one receiving the kind act gain trust from someone. When you do things that are kind you have a instant connection with the person its directed towards, this quote impacts both of the people. Additionally, “The Science of Good Deeds”

In todays modern workforce, you have to do something that will set you apart from the competition in order to succeed, the workforce is very competitive no matter what your job is. Many people ask them selfs how they should treat their coworkers, with respect and to be firm, or to be nice and apologetic, or just a plain jerk. The vast majority of people will agree that they hate to work for or with a jerk, but what they don't realize is that they respect or listen to the “jerk” for the most part. Often people will appreciate or be thankful for a nice boss or coworker. A common negative of being the “nice” person in the workplace is that people will tend to eventually take advantage of you. Men and women tend to have to act differently in the

Treating others with kindness benefits everyone involved. For example, in the story “Angel in Disguise”, the author states "We'll keep her a day or two longer; she is so weak and helpless," said Mrs. Joe Thompson…” She was starting to open up to Maggie and realize that she loves her as if she were her own child. This helps lift Mrs. Thompson’s sprits and shows her that she can feel feelings. This shows how being kind to Maggie made her a more loving person in the end. Additionally, in the article, “Teaching Kindness,” the author states that “As minds and bodies grow, it’s abundantly clear that children require a healthy dose of the warm-and-fuzzies to thrive as healthy, happy, well-rounded individuals.” This is proof that children need kindness

Doing something nice for someone, stranger or friend, is a nice boost to the self. And I don’t think this makes the act hypocritical. Feeling good about oneself is important, if your view of yourself is someone who is a selfish and hypocritical person, you will never find peace with your soul and you will never feel at ease. And while doing an act of kindness yourself is good for your own wellbeing, watching someone else doing it is almost even better. Why, to me nothing is more beautiful than seeing kindness between humans; protection, love, selflessness. It stands as a reminder, that no matter how dark the world may appear, there is still love and love can never

Dr. Corey expresses the qualities that kindness has and he shows how it differs from niceness. Most, including myself, thought and still sometimes think that niceness and kindness are one in the same. As Dr. Corey explains, they are not. He states, “Niceness is Cosmetic,” and “Kindness is fierce” (p. xiv). In other words, Corey believes that niceness is the makeup that goes on the outside and kindness is the raging fire within. The Holy Spirit has a major role in kindness. He was the inventor of kindness. He put kindness in this world created in his own kindness. He shows us kindness every day from the day he created the earth. He showed kindness to Adam and Eve and he sent kindness into this world through Jesus. His niceness didn’t give Him grace, kindness gave him grace. I have realized that all this time I thought I had kindness towards others but really, I was only wearing the make-up. I was wearing the mask of niceness. How can I move on from being just nice to having kindness through Christ?