This is a wonderful thread, everyone!
I hope no one thinks it Pollyanna-ish of me, but I really do believe in, "Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty."
It only takes a second to smile at a stranger, give a compliment, hold a door or say, "Thank you!", but it can make a big difference in someone's day if you do. You see, they'll spread it around, and it will come back to
you in time.
I've copied the below from the
Pay It Forward Foundation website (perhaps you've seen this before):
Quote:
| Trevor, the 12-year-old hero of Pay It Forward, thinks of quite an idea. He describes it to his mother and teacher this way: "You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward. To three more people. Each. So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven." He turned on the calculator, punched in a few numbers. "Then it sort of spreads out, see. To eighty-one. Then two hundred forty-three. Then seven hundred twenty-nine. Then two thousand, one hundred eighty-seven. See how big it gets?" |
I truly believe in this philosophy, and it literally brings tears to my eyes when I think of how wonderful this idea is! You see, life is hard enough with all the obstacles that are thrown in our path by the whims of fate. Why should we make it more difficult for each other? We could do so much more for the human condition if we would just make the attempt to help each other through it. It's easy, really, as illustrated above.
Mrs. O, you make a good point too, about making sure that you tell those close to you that you love them, every chance you get. Like the poem wrnakedru posted, you just never know.
So, with that in mind, let me just say, "I love you all!", my friends. Now, let's go out and do some
good for somebody!
-B