Inspirational, Informative, and General Reading

Let's Start A War: A War of Kindness!

by Richard MacKenzie, UK

Wow it's a mad world - people killing and hating each other, children dying, communities becoming an alien concept and the new living to work attitude taking over. What is happening? And what can we do about it?

Mahatma Gandhi once said - "Be the change you want to see in the world."

Can we really start to make a change to this world by doing our bit? Sure we can. And this is exactly what I want to cover today in this article.

Imagine your head hitting the pillow tonight and that last thought going through your mind being one of fulfillment as you drifted off to sleep!

Want to know how you can make this a reality? Then read on...

I want to get on to Random Acts of Kindness - something that I have mentioned before in other articles. A Random Act of Kindness is exactly what it says it is. What could you do today that would make someone else's day? What could you change in yourself that would ultimately enrich the world around you?

Remember the greatest gift that you could give anyone is your time. As I have said before - gifts can be brought, money can be earned, but your time can never be replaced.

Here are a few Random Acts of Kindness that you could achieve in order make someone else's day.

1. Share your smile with people! Sounds simple, but makes all the difference.

2. Tell a friend or colleague just how appreciated they are. Write and email or call and do it in person.

3. Buy a shopping basket of food and donate it to a homeless shelter or old persons home.

4. If someone has given you good service make sure that you commend them.

5. Plant a tree. I especially like this one as it makes sense, what with climate change.

6. Save your magazines and take them to the local Doctors office, homeless shelter, etc.

There are so many little things that you can do to help out others and to make yourself feel good on the inside. So why don't you take today as an opportunity to make a change to yours and someone else's world? Remember that a few seconds of your time, could mean the world to someone less fortunate than yourself.

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