There are a series of television commercials that give the viewer snapshot moments of one human doing something kind for another human. You may have seen them. In one ad, a lady stops a guy from stepping in front of a car, another man picks up an infant’s toy, one tall guy pulls something off a tall shelf for a short guy. You get the idea. Simple gestures of kindness.
The snapshot below is the same type of thing… A kid holding the water button down so his dog could get a drink of water. It cost the kid nothing but a little time just as the good deeds in the commercials cost the humans nothing but a little time. But the recipient, human or dog, will remember and appreciate the gesture forever. - That's a lot of impact for a moment of kindness. What other 'investment' of your time would have such a great ROI?
So, here’s my lesson of the day… Some of the sweetest moments in life, some of the most valuable gifts we give cost nothing but a little time and a little kindness. Try doing this every day and you’ll feel like the wealthiest human in the world within a week because your life will be rich with what matters.
Q Okay, the question of the day is from Zipper who asked: What’s envy? My human mom said my human dad was ‘green with envy’ for his best friend’s new golf clubs.
Dear Zipper:
Dogs, much like early Native Americans, don’t understand envy (wanting what someone else has) because we are not greedy (wanting more than we need). You may have a bone and I might want a bone but I don’t hate you or envy you for having a bone. Native Americans have the same view because they don’t possess stuff. What they have is of and from the earth and not to be owned but applied, appreciated, and shared. So, I can give you a definition of envy but for the life of me, I can’t explain why humans engage in such a practice.
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