Kind Speech

Kind Speech 

91.                         Only words nurtured in love and free of guile, uttered by the knower’s of virtue, deserve the name of kind speech. 

92.                         Kind words and a smiling face are better far than even lavish gifts to the poor.  

93.                         Truthful word, uttered smilingly and with love in the heart, before the face of another person forms a noble bounty.

94.                         Kind words always used, confer happiness; thereby painful poverty too will be driven away. 

95.                         Humility and gentle speech are two prime adornments to all people; lacking these two, of  what use will be all other adornments? 

96.                         All sins will flee from those who speak kind words fo the good of others; virtue also will flourish.  

97.                         Kind words uttered for the good of others, confer bliss on the speaker; they also secure him virtuous merit. 

98.                         Speech should be such as not to  hurt others and to give pleasure; this way will secure benefit in this life and after. 

99.                         It passes all comprehension why a man knowing that benefit accrues through kind words, should choose to use harsh words, productive of evil. 

100.                     While there are plenty of kind words available for use, to take a harsh speech, is just like tasting bitter unripe fruit, ignoring the sweet ripe fruit.