Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Reflection: S01

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

Mother Teresa

Do ponder on this beautiful quote and tell us what you think about it. It is very relevant to our lives as kindness is something that is valuable for us, humans. You may also include your experience that is related to this quote.

28 comments:

TheSilent said...

Assalamualaikum,hye there Miss Intan.

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

This quote is really beautiful as what you said and I truly agree with that quote.For me,easy and short kind words really echoes endlessly as it will leaves us deepest meaning to our heart.But it will affect us much more if people that say it is the person who is rarely say it to us.Sometimes it makes people change,realize,cry,smile,grateful,feel beautiful,feel appreciate,inspire,fall in love and else.Many kind words that my parents,sisters,friends tell me really gives me deepest meaning to my heart.When my parents say "Congratulations!",congratulate me on my result even my result sometimes not so good it makes me feel so grateful and inspired to have a better results.Also,when my little sisters says "thank you" to me when they got somethings from me I feel very very happy and appreciated because they rarely say it.It will make me and them become more closer.When my friends says "everything will be okay" I will feel so relieve then,feel that everything will be okay when somethings go wrong.This is few kind words that will leaves effect to me.When someone that you loved tells you "I Love You" you will fall in love.Maybe.hehehe.But when they says "I Hate You" maybe you will really really fall down.hahaha.

"Don't say when you not mean it.You are so mean if you say it then."

kodok said...

hepi besday to me....hahaha...i'm become 20...good bye teenagers...welcome to adults....hehehe...hmmm...back to main point..."kind words can be short and easy to speak,but their echoes are truly endless"....that's true....i like simple words...this can make me more understand...beside,the simple words can attract someone better...to the straight person,this kind of words is suitable for them...hahahaha....i also use this kind of words to show my mood.for example,"don't disturb me" when i was in bad mood...i also express my feeling using this words because i don't know how to arrange words become interesting,like first time i met my ex-girlfriend i tell her that i like her,then when we make a relationship,i just tell her that i want her to be my girlfriend,then when we broke up,she only tell me that she want to broke up...and i think words is not important,but when the words come from the bottom of heart,its meaningless...
end of words....
daaaaa.....

Anonymous said...

salam~~

hi my cute lecturer..=)

about the quote..
i think a simple word can be meaningful..

like the quote said...

"kinds words can be short and easy to speak,but their echoes are truly endless"

for instance..when we want to express our feeling,sometimes we want to make the word become as perfect as it possible so that person can understand our feeling..but the important thing is the true meaning of it..

some of love letters,the words inside it maybe can reach until the next 2 or 3 page just to describes the feeling,but at the end, the climax word of the love letter is "i want to be your lifetime partner"..simple word but meaningful..actually no need to describe if you know a suitable word..

if you make a mistake the word "sorry", a simple word that can express how regret you are..

sometimes we didn't realize that every words that we say is valuable..it can be so sweet if someone praise you,and it also can be so annoying if someone say something that you don't want to listen..

this quote is a simple word but meaningful..

that's all from me..

thank you for reading my dear miss intan..=)

SHAFIZAH BINTI SAADON
SAO8034

ED ong said...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

Regarding this quote ,my respond is totally agree with it.For me,although some kind owrds are short and easy to spek as in quote,but it really leave a big impact to the person listening to it.for example,i will be very happy to hear compliment from others,from miss intan maybe.then i will be so happy and keep get myself involve in activity that been carry in the class.Thus a kind words really affect many people life.so,start from today lets speak more kind words to person around you.Make him think that their are still hope and also people who are concerning them,make them think that the world is still wonderfull...


Ong Foo Kheng
SA08022

Vidhyaa said...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

I certainly agree that this quote has an endless echoe. To me being kind or in other word saying something kind may in look someones character. The individual who practises to speak kind word while showing kind deeds may imply to be a positive person with positive thought. Sometimes kind words become a tool of inspiration to me. At times when people acknowledges me with kind words for something that I have done well, for example when I passed with flying colours, I tend to become more enthusiastic and learn to do things better. In my opinion, kind words should not only be something that we say when we are feeling to say it. It should be a daily practise in our lives. We should be able to say kind words to people around us in our daily lives when it is necessary to give everyone the feel of being loved and cared. This is because kind words may also be a tool to tolerance and care.

Thank you for sharing my thought.

Vidhyaa a/p Parooindran (SA08036)

Ahyeong said...

For me the quote is very beautiful and i like it so much. such like easy and short kind world really echoes endlessly. i can't deny it the such quote will make others have a deep impact. For example, i would very happy if someone tell me that you are success. So, we should always encourage our friends and others who are helpless....
therefore, they will have large push to their future and success in thier life.

Tan Wee Yeong.
Sa08039

elya khadeeja said...

Assalamu'alaikum =)

" Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

Eventhough kind word is easy to speak but not all people will take lesson from what they listen to.
We surely have heard many 'kind word' from all people around us, neither am i, and of course each word from my parents would be meaningfull and some of it giving big impact on me. Especially when i'm making mistake. They choose the right time and use the right word without making me hurt.
Eventhough i couldn't accept all that at first but things change when i turn into this age.
The most inresting part that i have just realize is, at the end of their speak they would use different kind of word that brings the same meaning which is 'perhaps you will understand at the end of the world.'
Thanks for everything. =)

Syakhsiah Bt Jaafar SA08050

~conangirlz~ said...

assalamualikum n good day..
hehehe...
hmm..'kinds words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless'..
hhmm..yup..i agree with that statement....the word that i cannot forgot(vocab??) until now is from my dad...
he said that 'i still under his responsibility.....so that's why he USE HIS MONEY to pay the fee for me..huhu..
he said that when i hv been accepted as a student in this u (ump)....i have no money to pay the fee that time...
the same time, even i get the RM1500 from ptptn...my dad still didn't want to use that money for that payment..that's make me feel so sad....huhu...
then,that's make me more love to my family especially my dad...thanks my dad!!!huhuhu..^_^

that's all..tq..7_8....

~SA08032~
~Nurul Atikah Binti Abdul Halim~

sakura said...
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sk_cute said...

Hi, I’m going to describe about our Mother Teresa quote. After reflect deeply on this beautiful quote, I think that, kind words are really playing an important role in human life. If we look at people nowadays, they really needed those kind words to change their life. For an example, some people are lack of confident. This make them failed to be a successful person. So, this people need those kind words which can be short and easy to speak like ‘you can do it’, ‘you will win’, ‘think positive’ to make them realize that being confidence is crucial in life.

Moreover, we should be careful when communicate with people. This is because sometimes we don’t realize that some of our words will make them hurt. To avoid this we always have to talk positive. Our words should make them feel easy and comfortable. For example, if our friends mark is very low, then we cannot bully or laughing them but we should give support so that they can do better in next time. This what my parents do with me. If my marks are low they give me advice. The way they give me advice will let me think that I should score in next time with the best marks. In this case, I would like to thankful my parents for their supports and those kind words. Thanks again to my mum and daD for their support.

A.SASIKALA
(SA080663)

sasi88 said...

In my opinion, I totally agree with this meaningful quote. Kind words can be described as an endearing word which can please somebody's feeling. These words are also can be motivating if it was expressed whenever someone feels broken down. Kind words are not necessarily expressed with beautiful words and in a long essay form. That's what Mother Teresa says even the kind words are short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. The meaning of this quote can be described as it is not depend on the word nor the language being used, but the impact of this kind word are endless. As a human being all of us should implement this quote in our lives for betterment of mankind. And this would also able to bring peace to our world. As a conclusion, kind words as a will power which is able to manipulate one's thinking and attitude.

siewyin said...

LEONG SIEW YIN (SA08006)

I agree with that quote..In our lifetime, we heard many people giving us advises,or even from our family members..
Maybe their words might be harshto us..
or we can't accept that we are tyhat type of person..
but as we think further, we know that what they are trying to tell us is actually for our own good.
We might be remembering the words spoken by the person as years gone by.. looking back at ourselves.. remembering how stubbborn we are that time...
Well I would like to sharte my story here..
I still remember,when I was small my parents alway call me to study hard, and don''t play a fool..
Okay, I do admit that I really don't like to study at that time..
My parents fetch me to tuition centre and even to home tuition to help me in my study..
At that time, I still remember the English home tuition teacher..
that time I was standard 4..She never feel tired, and give up on me.. But tryig hard to help me improve my grammar and vocabulary.. At the moment, I work very hard to get an "A" in my english subject..and at last I succeed..My mum was happy at that time.. She thanks my english teacher for helping me in my study..
" The future is in your hand.And your have to work hard to achieve whatever you want in your life.Never think that you can't,as you are given equally same as the others."No pain no gain"

I wouldn't say that I'm a very successful person today..but at least I know and clear about what I want in my life.I will not easily give up when I face with troubles, but stand up again whenever I fall.This made me who I am today..

Dyana said...

Assalamualaikum..

I agree with this beautiful quotes. Even though the words are short and easy to speak, but sometimes it can give big effect to us.Especially the words that came out from the most important person in our life. My younger brother and me always quarrel every time we meet. We have some misunderstand with each other.

But, one day..he call me and told me that he loved me. He just said 3words but full of meaningful to me. I was surprised at that time and theres no words can describe my feeling. I just want to huge him..but i'm in hostel at that moment.Really disapointed..

Every thing change when i went home last semester break. He become close to me. He always share his problem with me and i promised myself to help him as long as i can.Thats why i agree with the quotes.

NUR DIYANA BT MOHD SAMSUDDIN
SA08041

ana said...

Assalamualaikum...

So, now we talk about a quote from madame terrisa..

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

yes, as what you have said, this quote is really beautiful and i'm totally agree with this quote. sometimes, without realize what we have talk about maybe can be meaningful to someone.
sometimes, simple words can be so meaningful. example when our friends said that they appreciate our friendship. we will be so happy and feel like peoples around us appreciated us.
so watch our words during talk to someone. not all peoples can accept the way we talk. use kind words even talk to our enemies. maybe we will became closed to them because of our kind words. so from now, lets talk with kind words. we will never regret if we use kind words during talk to someone around us especially people that closed to us.

NURUL FARHANA BINTI ALIAS
SA08019

sakura said...

assalamu'alaikum,...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are
truly endless."

kind word is easy to speak but not all people will take lesson from what they listen to and talk to people. For me, kind or bad word is just a word but,…we must know what there want to say and take it as an advise to ourself. But not all people can do like that,…each words that we say have meaning, and it can giving big impact to ourself,…people change because of the word but not for Allah,…when we change because what the people say to ourself, the changes that we make not for a long time and maybe we can do it again,…because not honest to ourself,…

in my opinion, kind or bad word is just a word,…but the important things here is,…take it as an advise to improve ourself,…honestly, I’m a sensitive person,…it can be a huge effect to myself, for example how I am now,…now, I listen…and then I take it if it good for me and throw it if it can be bad effect for myself for now and later,…but the first things when I make some changes for myself is,…I changes for Allah and my future,…be yourself,…
smile and happy =)
I’m so sorry if my word have hurt someone and I hope my old friend have contact me again,…I’m very very sorry that what happen with us,…

ok,..that all…
thank you miss,...

Assalamu’alaikum

NUR 'ATIKAH BT ABDULLAH (SA 08066)

PaNci said...

GOH TOK MUN SA08054
Yup , I'm strongly agree with this quote that kind words can be short and easy to speak , but their echoes are truly endless . In my opinion it is because for us , humans always had an different thinking or idea on ones thing . This ideology is relative in nature . My experience that related to this quote was last time when I'm saying " I loves you , Mum . " on Mother's Day . Maybe most of you will definitely no problem on saying that words to your partner . But for me , although that's the words can be short and easy to speak , anyway that's the hard moment for me when I want to express it . It's not because I'm not loves my Mum , it was because I think that a special and important day for me to give my Mum a sign of love for her .

Yin Boon said...

NG YIN BOON
SA08038


I agree that kind words can be short and easy to speak...I can remember that last time our primary school's teacher always teach us the quotes.They hope that we can understand the meaning from the quotes and don't be wrongly things in our life easily.However,we always just treat the quotes that we learn as a rubbish.I think that not many people will apply these all quotes that we learn before in our life,even me.
I can remember that,when i am primary school's student,i always be chosen to representative my school in debating competition.At that time,i always won the price for school and my teacher also proud of me.But once a time,i lose.I cry.My mum tell me,"never give up!!"yin boon,don't be easily give up!!since at that time,i always put this quotes in my mind.I don't care how tough the condition is it,i know i have to carry on.I can easliy give!!This is what i have learn from my mum.I know my family will always support me and give encouragement for me anytime.I will be tough!!

Anonymous said...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

"Thank You". A simple word that can change people perception about who we are. A simple word that can show our appreciation to others. A word that can change the entire atmosphere. The echoes will truly impact the person. In fact, as example, you are a teacher, the class is dismissed but none of your students say thank you to you. Surely it will affect your perception about the class but suddenly one of the students come back to say thank to you and everything wil change back as usual. No more heart feeling to the others. One student has make the different. Two words from him/her has show the overall class appreciation to you. Short and easy words. Their echoes...endless (^_~)

Mohd Asyrak Bin Deraman
SA08052

~hidayah~ said...

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.I really agree with this quote.Sometimes,a simple word would give us a big impact deep inside in our heart rather than too long words but it's nothing.As example when we thank to a person or courage them.They will feel so appreciated.. Acts and impression of our faces also can express our feeling to someone else.
I still remember when i was in form 3,my result was not so good at that time.But my father didn't angry with me.I was quite surprised actually because usually he will scolded me.Maybe he knew i have tried my best to score a good result..hehe.. The words that i'll never forget what my father said to me is Allah will give us the best decission in our life based on what we have done eventhough it is bad or good..I think that's all..thank you

cva said...

Love is the one of those things that really makes the world go around and kindness is one of the simple forms of love. The act of kindness can be well portrayed by the life of mother Teresa. Mother Teresa has quoted that the echoes of a kind word can be heard throughout one’s life. I strongly agree with what she has said because i am hearing this "echoes" for the last five years. This "echoes" of mine came in the form of my teacher, mentor Mr Thina .His words of wisdom and kindness turn my life around. The care free person that was turn into a more matured and futuristic person which i am today. What i am on this day could not possibly achieved without those kind words which told to me by my mentor few years back and for that i am deeply grateful to him. I hope in the future i too could pass this echoes of mine, so that his or her life could change for the better.

SIVA KUMAR (SA08008)

atique said...

assalaimualaikum...
hye my friends and miss intan..

Kind words is short and easy to say.But it give means much a lot to someone.Its also as motivation to succes in their life.sometimes, it makes change the future life of the people.

so, i totally agree with this quote.Its very beautiful and simple to know and learn its means.
For example the words 'take care' and 'study hard'.My parents always advised for me with this words especially before i left home to come here.For me this words give more means and as motivation to struggle in my study.Besides that, before i do somethings work first i will thinking whats my parents say and advised.Its also can improved my self to be a good person and a good son.so my life will be better and bright like sun shine....huhuhu i can't forget this quote and hopefully i can smile with my succesful.
so as conclusion,i hope all of you takes the quote in our heart and make it as lover to motivate our self.

thats all..
thank you..
nor Atikah bt Mat Yusoff
sa08047

Mohd Yamato said...

Assalamu'alaikum.

" Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

Small but valuable. That's the word that i can describe about the phrase. If we think deeply, why some simple word can give a big impact to someone? It's because most of human are easily bored with 'word'. But, if the word touch their heart, they will easily change, sad, happy or simpathy. So, that's the power of 'word'.

Mohd Alias Bin Ahmad, SA08012

lostnfound said...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are
truly endless."

i'm agree with the quote.it's really meaningful and can give us a motivation.As we know,giving is the other side of receiving. Therefore if you wish to receive anything in your life, you first need to give it.It is that a simple.Like a kind word.If you wish happiness, simply give happiness to the people around you.if you see your friends in sad try tell him/her with word "give a smile everyday".If you wish love, simply give love by saying "i love you".If you wish friendships,you can give it to the people around you and you will receive a good relationship.you can say,"i'm very appreciate our friendship".Other than that,when all of your closed friends tell you good things, how preety you are, how gorgeous you are and how kind yours.surely we will be happy and treasured.so,try to use a kind word in our daily life because it's very powerful word.
::nik noor asma nik wil(sa08040)::

jesSY GUrl said...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

As for me, it is true that kind words can be spoken easily. But we must also realise that they are so powerful untill their meaning remains till the end. ‘THANK YOU’ is one of the simplest kind words that we often use in our daily life. Most of the time, we use this word to appreciate someone’s help. The word might just sound simple, but it is worthy for the helper. The helper would be very happy when the person who ask for help appreciate them by just saying thank you. The person who often use the word thank you really appreciate the help that they receive. This is the main reason that kind words echoes are truly endless.

(JESSINTA SANDANASAMY - SA 08057)

nesh burn said...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
it is true that the echoes are endless although the kind words are short and simple..through my own experiance i realized i only listed to others advice or opinion when it is told to me kindly..it is hard for me to accept if someoe forces me to do sumthing..i guess kind words do have their own powers..

mita said...

Good day Miss Intan and all my collageous.

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

I think that this quote is very nice and I'm truely agree with this quote. I like simple words. Simple words will stand in our mind for a longer period than the long one for sure. Although some kind words are short and easy to spek as in quote,but it really leave a big impact to the person listening to it. We always have to talk positive. Our words should make them feel easy and comfortable.
So, without talking more further, i would like to finish my comment as the quote tells us to use short words. HAHAHA...

nabil said...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

i'm totally agree on this quote.its remind me to someone that gives me a lots of meants in my life.
when i read this quote,something was run over my mind.its all about kindness.
everybody can do a lots of kindness counciously or unconciously.the same goes with willing or unwilling..
either the one of it,it still gives us an effect even an inch.that's true we can let it out those kind thing easily but sometimes the other part will take the advantage of it.so,we just need to beware and be careful with the the people surrounding you.apart from that,i'm also do agree with all my buddies who are bring words'thank you' and 'sorry' in their comments.
from my experience,i have found one person that admit one thing in his life..he said that it is hard to him to ask forgiveness from the other parts.its really sounds cruel..but we can't do nothing because it is his life's principe which is make he happy to being like that and i can see that there is a deep meaning behind his words actually.in a positive side,i can say he is a perfectionist actually which is means he likes to do things perfectly and is not satisfied with anything less so that he will not required to say sorry to the other parties.thats the way i judge him.
the same goes to the words 'thank you'.the people who are likes to say thank you are the person who are considered other parts and shows their rescectation which is
should be in ourselves as a human being.as a conclusion,try to give and take and you'll see everything will going smoothly then.
this should be enough for now.
thank you.

NuriZZuddiN (NObit) said...

it is very hard to determine the meaning of those word.. i have read my friend post, there a lot of story that they produce from their exprience..

base on my exprience, sometimes by using these easy and short kind word to people or friends, it may can cure any kind of problem that they have.. but sometimes it may hurt somebody feelings..

For an example, if no people around you not speak with you in kind word, u may not feel very uncomportable. so, a word thank you just a simple word that everybody must practice it everyday.. if you say thank you to people, people will feel comfortable with you.. and they will respect you all life..

Thank you is a simple word for me that i always practise.. so i can be grateful and thanks to everyone, if not their support..
i will not be right this moment..
thanks to all.. =)