It won’t sound like a big surprise when I tell you that kindness plays an important role in a person’s wellbeing. It can lead to changes like higher self-esteem(自尊心) and lower blood pressure. Even just witnessing acts of kindness can make us happier.
Many of us don’t have a real sense of our value. It’s been estimated that as many as 85 percent of people struggle with low self-esteem.
Unlike a conscience(良心), this inner critic doesn’t motivate positive behavior.
One wonderful way to fight against our critical inner voice is through acts of being kind to others.
A.However, the work doesn’t stop there. |
B.People may lower the value of their own kind comments. |
C.We all carry around a “critical inner voice” that tends to put us down. |
D.Instead of seeing what we have to offer, we may think of ourselves as a burden. |
E.This misunderstanding suggests that people devalue their own actions in relation to others. |
F.Instead, it turns us against ourselves, making us underestimate our beneficial effect on others. |
G.Yet, people may not truly know the impact that even the smallest of kind acts can have on another person. |