The World Needs More Act Of Kindness
Kindness is something that is really lacking in the world today and I won't really blame people for not being kind because some people are very ungrateful and arrogant. Sometimes our act of kindness can go unnoticed or unappreciated, leaving the giver feeling discouraged. But what can we say, kindness is something that is really needed in our world no matter what, something as simple as a smile to a stranger, lending a helping hand to someone either a close friend, family member or a total stranger. All these are simple acts that are needed in the world
Now the big question is,
Have you ever went out of your way to benefit someone, to help them in a way, and they are ungrateful? How did you feel? This is a problem that many people including me might have faced in one way or the other, I have several experiences on this particular issue, I once gave a friend some money in a pinch of need and this is my experience of it. I did it voluntarily with goodwill intending to help her come out of her financial suffering. But when the time came for her to pay back the money I lend her, she was angry and appeared to be unfazed and unappreciative to me, I was so surprised because I remember how she was begging me the day she collected the money from me, I felt pity for her and have to go out of my comfort to help her but her attitude after was really an ungrateful one.
Lack of appreciation is really discouraging. It may make you to doubt the contribution and the impact of your efforts in the best interest of the common good. As for me, in the story I just narrated I was rather expecting gratitude from a friend and end up not receiving it at all. This made me think if it is worth extending a helping hand towards the needy if I was not going to be appreciated.
Though I had one bad experience in volunteering, sometimes people are not thankful or even appreciate what volunteers do, I understood that that was not the reason to quit volunteering because its main aim is to help people without expecting anything in return. I just believe I'm doing it for God and not man showing kindness to other people without expecting any monetary or any other form of reward in payment to me is the best ways because one might get disappointed. It is about mooring a positive change in someone’s life regardless of it being a small one.
Although one must be careful not to spoil someone else’s boundaries and must also take care of themselves, the world needs more positivity. This should not discourage us from being there for the less fortunate ones in the society when they are in need. It is about making a positive impact in somebody’s life, although he or she may not necessarily express it in a manner that we would like.
Therefore, even if the person was unappreciative, would I like to do something for him or her again? The answer is yes. The world needs more of it and surely the act of kindness is one that does not cease to be appreciated. When we keep on helping others and being kind to them, we can be able to bring about change and bring about positive change in the society.
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