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Intentional kicks may actually hurt more than accidental ones, least hurtful being accidental, followed by a quick, sincere apology, a new study suggests.   A thought experiment, actually.

There are thoughts that hurt, like words, and thoughts that can heal, like proper words at the needed time.   Thoughts can freeze right action in its tracks, lead directly to tissue death, heart failure, horror.  

Thoughts can also open a window high on the wall, gracefully fly up through that window to wherever you want to go.   Words discourage and disable, words encourage and enable.   Deeds, same, same.   Silence, same.  What you think the world is– it is.

For example: there are, it is said, a thousand reasons for the thing to fail, but only one needed for it to flourish.  

Smiling faces may smile for different reasons, but a real smile strikes a certain beautiful harmonic note.

There are people who look good, have winning personalities, charm and talent, who assure you, through proxies, of their affection.   You want to believe them, whether they mean any of it or not, because they are such appealing people.  And it is shame on you if you let a mistaken belief in friendship shake you up.  

 Take off the fairy glasses, man, yer old to be so naive.

Some kindness is done with great intention.   Some is done with no thought attached to it at all.  This unintended kindness may be the greatest kindness of all.  The same holds true for unkindness.