Giving Compass' Take:

• During a time where there are mass shootings, hate crimes and other disasters, it's important to remember the values of kindness and love that come from Mister Rogers' legacy.  He showed the world how beneficial kindness and love are - not only for our communities but our health. 

• How can organizations and communities effectively spread the message of kindness and love? 

• Here's another example on teaching kindness and the importance of it. 

The Pittsburgh neighborhood in which the recent horrific mass shooting took place isn’t only the home of the Tree of Life synagogue. Squirrel Hill was also Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood, the place where he lived and ultimately chose to die in his own home.

The irony is bitter indeed, because Fred McFeely Rogers, the beloved children’s television host who died in 2003, was also an ordained Presbyterian minister. Over the course of three decades on public broadcasting, he brought to millions of children what his faith’s General Assembly referred to as “unconditional love.”

Rogers was on to something – namely, that the world needs more love, and that each of us can play an important role in making the world a kinder place.

Read the full article about the importance of Mister Rogers' message by Richard Gunderman at The Conversation