He cleared his throat and read from the book: “'It was at moments such as these that Joseph recognized the face of God in human form.
It glimmered in their kindness to him, it glowed in their keenness, it hinted in their caring, indeed it caressed in their gaze.'”
He paused and took off his reading glasses again. “It glimmered in their kindness to him,” he repeated, smiling.
“Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile.”
He closed the book, put it down, and leaned forward on the podium.
Children, what I want to impart to you today is an understanding of the value of that simple thing called kindness.
And that's all I want to leave you with today. I know I'm kind of infamous for my... um... verbosity...”
Here everybody laughed again. I guess he knew he was known for his long speeches.
But what I want you, my students, to take away from your middle-school experience,” he continued,
“is the sure knowledge that, in the future you make for yourselves, anything is possible.
If every single person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can,
you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary—the world really would be a better place.
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