Kia ora Koutou, Monday I was invited to the International Older Persons Day event at Kapiti. The Older Persons Council here on the coast is supported by the Kapiti District Council and maintains a watching brief on the District Council (and others) to make sure that decisions made are not contrary to the wellbeing of older people.
Yesterday three of us received an award and we all had a good time and for me, it was great to be acknowledged in this way by my peers. I know I don’t have any control over my life span but its not too bad for someone who thought she’d be gone by 42.
In his speech Mayor Gurunathan talked about his appreciation of the words of our Prime Minister where she talked about kindness and he went on to say how important he thought kindness was in our community.
I agree with him. I am the recipient of a great deal of kindness which makes my life a whole lot easier. From collecting my rubbish to supplying me with greens when I run out, transport, smiles, support in all sorts of ways…
I have said this before but its okay to repeat it. Acts of random kindness have been my only religious activity for so long now I can’t remember when I started. Its a quiet, almost secret activity and it has the payoff that I feel like I’m contributing to the wellbeing of the recipients and the spinoff from that is that I feel good. And that adds to my wellbeing. Its a giant circle.
See the need. Fix it. Say nothing.
Those are the three things. And if that sounds sanctimonious too bad. The only instruction from the new testament that I see as any way relevant is the one that says, ‘Be kind to one another.’ Those churches who are exactly the opposite of kindness when it comes to Queer people please take note,
It might be stealthy, it might not receive an Oscar or an award, but in the sense of community wellbeing its A++.
Renée
