but words can never hurt me."
Well, actually, words can hurt a lot. Sure, maybe words can't break a bone, but words are powerful things.
Brett Westcott and Cameron Brown realized they could make the world a better place with the power of words. They do it for free, too.
Brett and Cameron stand on a sidewalk at Purdue University for two hours every Wednesday. They give out compliments to people walking by. The nice things they say to people make the people feel noticed and happy. So many people enjoyed the compliments, that they started calling Brett and Cameron "The Compliment Guys".
A hero is someone who uses power for good. Now, more people at their school want to be kind, too. Paul Shepard, who works at their school, says Brett and Cameron make him want to be a better person. The Compliment Guys sound like 'heros' to me.
Maybe they can teach all of us the power of kind words.
Maybe kids will soon be saying:
"Doctors and nurses may heal my bones,
but words can save my soul."
Okay, it doesn't rhyme, but you get the idea!
Comment with the kind words you said to someone today!
sources:
Hometown Heros, The Compliment Guys, by Maria W. Aldrich
and
http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/x/2009a/090313ComplimentGuys2.html
Purdue News Service photo/ Andrew Hancock
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