It taks effort!

Today I attempted a kind act which didn't pan out exactly as planned. I was walking into school and noticed a woman struggling to get her stuff out of the car. It turns out that the effort it takes to be consistently kind is more difficult than I thought. I say this because I looked at her and was going to walk right by. As I passed I paused and decided to go back and ask her if she needed help. Although she declined, we talked as we walked in.

So today I made a connection with someone that I would normally never encountered. Even though it was just surface talk, you never know what effect it could have had on her. She had mentioned her day had started off wrong, so maybe my kind act changed the direction of her thinking. Who knows if this encounter had any effect on her day, but its still worth a shot to try and help.

I also heard a nice story about a random kind act today. Some friends went on a trip and took a plane flight to their destination. When they got on the plane they were pretty sure they wouldn't be sitting together. When they went to sit, a man noticed that they were together and without being asked gave up his seat so they could sit together. Something as simple as this can make a big difference. This kind act had a ripple effect, not only did it resonate with the friends, it touched me as well. This is proof that the little things really can have a profound effect.