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Everyone Has a Tale To Tell

Show a little kindness To everyone you meet You'll never know the story That makes them all unique Everyone has a tale to tell Some happy some are sad We all can be affected By the kind of day we've had So if your waitress snubs you Or a clerk is less than great Showing a little kindness May help to change their fate Instead of scorn and ridicule Help 'em above the fray Pass along some happiness So they may find their way Show a little kindness To everyone you meet You'll never know the story That makes them all unique © Jack Ellison 2012

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Laura Breidenthal

Date: 9/14/2020 9:33:00 PM

"Kill them with kindness" I think is the expression that cones to mind. This is such a beautiful poem. It's about reading in between the lines..not focusing so much on the surface. Being loving and kind because we have no idea what someone has been through or where they are in life. Always, Laura

Jack Ellison
Date: 9/15/2020 7:01:00 AM

You have such a beautiful way of expressing yourself sweet friend Love Happy Jack! XOX

Carol Eastman

Date: 11/19/2012 1:32:00 PM

Beautifully written. My father prides himself on being excentric... He knows better than to act the way he does... He is unkind, and controlling. But he just doesn't care since losing his wife and having cancer... My being here... He's beginning to care again... Always meet them with kindness... It's helping him...

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/20/2012 2:40:00 PM

If there's one thing my dear old Daddy taught me, it was that we're all cut from the same cloth so treat others kindly and as equals. Everyone is just trying to get from point "A" to point "B" with the least amount of hassle! Good words to live by... hugs and much love, Jack