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What is Be Kind Anyway?

Be Kind Anyway is a channel and movement telling warm, true-to-life stories of everyday human kindness. It's built on one simple, secular idea: most hearts are kind, and the way to a kinder world is to be kind anyway — even when it's hard, and even when no one is watching.

Is Be Kind Anyway religious?

No. Be Kind Anyway is secular. Kindness is the only thing it asks you to hold to, and it welcomes people of every faith and of none. It draws on wisdom about kindness from across human history — from Seneca to George Eliot — without tying itself to any one religion.

What is the Be Kind Anyway manifesto?

The manifesto is a short creed: kindness is the whole of it, owed to every living thing, offered before it is earned, with no exceptions for color, country, gender, who you love, or what you believe. Its test is simple — if a thing makes kindness harder to feel or to give, set it down; if it makes you gentler and more open, seek it and keep it.

What does "be kind anyway" mean?

"Anyway" means kindness chosen despite a hard world — despite cruelty, despite people who weren't kind to you, despite every reason not to. It's not just being kind at all times; it's being kind even when it would be easier not to. That word is the whole point.

How can I support Be Kind Anyway?

Watch and share the stories, and practice the one idea behind them: hold the door for whoever's still watching it. In time, Be Kind Anyway will spotlight causes and products that make the world kinder — so following along is the first step.