Random acts of kindness
Random is something that has been made to happen without any method. A random act of kindness is defined as an inconsistent action that is designed to make other people happy. A random act of kindness is done without any expectation of reward and can involve anything starting from helping others to taking care of stray dogs. It can be done by a person who makes him\herself known or unknown. There is a random act of kindness day that is set to celebrate and encourage people to carry out more random. Random act of kindness day is on 1st September in New Zealand, on 17th of February in the US and the rest of the world celebrates this day on November 4th. Anne Herbert was responsible for inventing the phrase “practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty” a book that was published in 1993 and has a record of true stories on random acts of kindness.
Many films illustrating random acts of kindness have been filmed. In 2002 Danny tells of a cult he had started, the main objective of the cult was to perform random acts of kindness, he went further to publish a book called, Random Acts of violence. Evan Almighty a film made in 2007 concludes with God encouraging the main character to perform more random acts of kindness with an aim to change the world. Lastly the film. In 2009, McCmbies wrote the book, “The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club” that revolves around a club that was started to perform random acts of violence. Many other films have been filmed to explore and demonstrate what acts of random kindness are.
In today’s world random acts of kindness are very rare, and one in todays is highly appreciated. People offering random acts of kindness can be described as selfless people who act not to benefit themselves but to benefit people they do not even know. Acts of kindness mostly are directed towards benefiting human beings but recently, IKEA in Catania is welcoming stray dogs and affording them comfort. A random act of kindness can be done by anyone regardless of their age. There is an example of teens performing random acts of kindness by taking elderly women out. A random act of kindness can be considered an act of heroism, since the one performing the act is like a hero or a heroine that comes to the rescue of the one in trouble.
People who perform random acts of kindness are motivated by factors such as compassion and sympathy. These random deeds of kindness matter a lot and contribute to the wellbeing of oneself. Been kind can impact the psychological health of someone. Mother Teresa the greatest humanitarian acknowledges that the small things that are done with love matter a lot. Small acts of kindness can include letting someone who is in a hurry to get somewhere overlap someone in a traffic jam, taking care of the elderly and keeping them company out of compassionate for them can be referred to as an act of kindness. An act of random kindness is selfless that can be done by any compassionate person. No matter how small a kind act is it is highly regarded. Performing an act of kindness to make others happy results to internal self-generated satisfaction that is gained after someone makes another happy.
