Kindness is a quality of being not only respectful but also good and empathetic. Being kind is a choice we make on a day-to-day basis. You shouldn’t be forced, and it’s something that should be genuine.
Someone may forget what you did, but that feeling will never leave. When you perform an act of kindness, that good deed will travel on as they do something good for someone else.
With kindness, it does not matter how big or small your actions are, what matters are your intentions. You never know what battles some people are facing, just a smile to a stranger can make their day better.
It is difficult to be kind when we are having a rough day, sometimes it’s okay to just lie low. The least we can do is not make someone else’s day bad because we are having a rough day.
Why should we be kind?
In a study conducted by researchers, people were asked to perform random acts of kindness. Their positive functioning, experience and social functioning were measured before and after the test. At the end of the test, those who performed the acts of kindness had more psychological flourishing than those who didn’t. Being kind and giving to others not only helps others, but it has a positive impact on ourselves too.
Here are a few kind gestures by my readers, aka you guys
Complimented someone for their hard work. - Anon
My family and I made food for 350-400 people and fed the needy ones. - Anon
Have been giving clothes to the needy and the poor, especially during winter to cover themselves. -Anon
During the lockdown provided provision to the needy n same time gave financial help to my house helper.-Anon
While the world was in a chaos of the pandemic and the front-line workers (police officers, doctors, nurses and more) were out there risking their lives for our country. The act of kindness I did was make 300 plus handmade thank you cards for them, showing them my appreciation. - Sidelle.
I feed hungry stray dogs whenever I can- Anon
I let an ant carry a biscuit crumb I dropped on the floor- Anon
My colleague Jyoti will perform random acts of kindness, it's the little things she does that make my day so better and easier. If we have to start work early, she will get me a breakfast snack or set up my computer and drop me home, so she is like an elder sister to me.- Lekhika
Before lockdown when I was at Starbucks, someone ahead of me paid for my order and that was so unexpected and sweet of that person. This chain may continue as the next time I am at Starbucks I would do the same for the person behind me to add some brightness to their day.- Lekhika
Once I saw an old lady walking down the street and she had some heavy bags with her and was having difficulty walking. I was about to go help her when I saw this kid run-up to her and he knelt, asked if he could help and took her bags and dropped her home. This was sweet as there is the stigma around certain people and I saw that break here. -Lekhika.
I was out with my sister and I had to park the car, I’m not the best at bay parking. I started struggling, and the panic was clear on my face and an uncle pulled up next to me and told me, "Breath, you will be fine, you can do it. You got here in the car, you got here in the car if people queue up just breathe and park" and then I parked.-Lekhika.
The world is full of kind people if we see it. This one time in Bombay, I took my first train ride alone. Coming from a small town, I had no idea how things worked around. Taking a cab back home was the hardest. It was 7:30 in the evening. I got off at Grant Road Station and tried looking for a cab. No bus came around, I was tired, hungry and scared. The men around me didn't make me feel any safer. I’d spend 45 minutes begging the cab drivers to give me a ride, and none of them did so. I decided to walk 2km home. It was then a woman called me out saying she’d give me a ride with her in the cab. I was sceptical. I’d never taken help from a stranger like that before. I was in no mood to walk, anyway; I gave in. The woman saw the fear on my face. She assured me I’d be safe. She then dropped me home just below my building and didn't take a penny from me. It was then that I realised the unknowns can be kind and caring too. - Anon
I will end by saying choosing to be kind is an active choice you make in your day-to-day life. A small gesture from your side can make someone's day a lot better. No matter how rough times are never ruin someone else's day because you are having a bad one. Let's spread as much love and positivity as we can to anyone and everyone because everyone until shown otherwise deserves to be treated kindly.
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