Being Kind to One Another

Choosing Our Attitude and Character"In today's fast-paced world there seems to be a greatertendency for people to act aggressively toward each other. Some are quickto take offense and respond angrily to real or imagined affronts, andwe've all experienced or heard reports of road rage or other examplesof rude, insensitive behavior."Unfortunately, some of thisspills over into our homes, creating friction and tension among familymembers."It may seem natural to react to a situation by givingback what is given to us. But it doesn't have to be that way.Reflecting on his horrendous wartime experiences, Viktor Frankl recalled:'We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walkedthrough the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof thateverything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the humanfreedoms--to choose one's attitude in any given set ofcircumstances, to choose one's own way' (Man's Search forMeaning [1985], 86)."