2018-02-17

Random Acts of Kindness Day

    Random Acts of Kindness Day

I like to think of myself as a relatively kind individual. I feel less so since I went to work in government and began to encounter all manner of panhandlers on Main Street. I tell you, keeping a stack of dollar bills becomes difficult when everyone is hitting you up because they're on hard times. It's not that I don't feel sympathy for them ... it's just the practicalities of eating and living indoors create a barrier to those provisions for others I don't know who could really use some help.

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. It celebrates being kind to others as well as that mentality called "pay it forward" where a kind act is passed on to another as payment to the person who provided it. Those recommended activities for the day involve service to others and charity for those around you. I shall make the attempt to try and help at least one person today in the spirit of the observance.

Many times lending a helping hand doesn't involve cost at all. We'll see how it all goes !