To Be Kind
A teenager came up to me at the Kotel early in the morning and asked, "Which is worse, not to be kind to someone or to steal from him?"
"Not to be kind to someone is Stealing from him."
Kindness is an expression of love and we are commanded to love one another. To withhold our kindness from someone is like not paying an employee his wages. That's stealing!
It's a lot easier to be kind to others when you are feeling kind to yourself. If you are harsh on yourself most likely you will be harsh on others.
So how can you be kind to yourself, especially if you do not feel it? The same way you are kind to your kids. You get a lot more cooperation from the kids when you treat them kindly than when you treat them too strictly.
Be kind to yourself. It's nice now and it pays off later too.