Our kind words can make a big difference in other people's lives

Greetings!

If you haven't read What if you are at the Receiving End of your own Wrath?, please click to view the post.  This post is the second part of the story.

First of all, let me tell you the name of the speaker.  He is Mr. Paul Elder of Canada. He had been a TV news announcer, a politician, and a mayor.  He is an international known speaker, a Monroe Institute remote viewing workshop facilitator, and an author.  I haven't read his book 'Eyes of an angel'.  I only learn about his book recently when I go online to look up the information as I want to write about the life lessons he shared.

Again, I want to point out I do not have a copy of Mr. Elder's talk, and I am not good in remembering details.  Please excuse me for the discrepancies.  However, I am trying my best to relate the important life lesson that he has kindly shared with us.

When he had his third near-death experience, he was the mayor of a small city.  He had a heart attack, and was rushed to the hospital.  It was during that time he had a flashback (i.e. a life review) of all the events that happened in his life.  He said two minor incidents stood out in his life review.  Until the life review, he had forgotten the second incident because the incident seemed so insignificant / unmemorable in his days as a mayor.  This was his story.

One day, the mayor was on his way out of the building where his office was.  A man stopped him and began talking to him.  The mayor recognized him.  The man was a drunkard.  The police and the local people knew him well because he abused his wife and beat up his children all the time due to his drinking problem.  The mayor did not walk away to avoid talking to him.  As a mayor, he felt he had an obligation to greet his constituents.  So there they were, the mayor and the man talked.  It was nothing special.  The mayor asked about his family and how he was doing.  Then the mayor wished him a good day and left.

The next scene in his life review surprised him.  He saw the man went back to his own house.  He told his wife that "The Mayor" had taken the time to talk to him.  The few simple, kind words from the mayor had meant a great deal to him for he regarded the mayor as a man of importance.  For the first time in his life, he felt he was worthy, and was not just the drunkard that everybody looked down on.  The mayor saw in the life review that -  

On that day, the man did not drink liquor, did not yell at his wife, and did not beat his kids.  There was peace in his house.  The wife found herself in the company of a husband that she had not seen for a long, long time.  His children lived in the presence of a father instead of an abusive drunkard.

   

The speaker paused while recalling this profoundly touching scene.  Meanwhile, we were all touched by his life lesson which was not only his but ours too.

In a simple conversation with some positive, kind words, the mayor had made such a big difference in the man's life.  Can we imagine what it means if we treat one another with loving kindness!

Many blessings,
Q of D