The True Power In Simple Acts of Kindness
There are many random acts of kindness that can be done. One thing you could do is buy food for the people behind you if you are in a drive-through. However, random acts of kindness don't mean just giving people material things or money. I think a great thing to do is to leave pennies heads up in random places and maybe someone will find one and have a lucky day. Another thing I do to just be kind is say "Hi" to people in the hall I don't know and smile at them. Smiles are truly contagious. You could also just give out compliments to people. The thing that first started me thinking about all of this was these kindness coins I got from someone at Heritage Square. They are little plastic coins that say cute kindness sayings on them. I got mine for giving a tip to the lady at the photo shop, and then I was supposed to pass it on to someone that I saw doing something kind. I really thought this was neat and I ended up ordering more of those coins from Oriental Trading and passed them out to the student council, which I'm a part of at my school. After this, I have been noticing acts of kindness and I'm always trying to think of random acts of kindness I can pass along to others.
The other day, I was with my friends at Starbucks and I mentioned that the cupcakes looked good and they agreed, but we didn't buy any. We just bought our drinks. Then when we were waiting for our drinks, the cashier asked us if we would like a cupcake and told us they were free. We said sure, but were kind of confused about it. Then the cashier told us that they actually weren't free, the man in front of us heard us say something about them and bought them for us. We told him thank you and that was the best cupcake I have ever eaten because it was a random act of kindness that was given to me. Now, I continue to notice more and more random acts of kindness given and received and I'd encourage others to do the same. I hope you will too. These small acts can make someone's day. When I see someone smile and I know that I helped them smile I feel great and brightens up my day.
Kristen Astry is a junior at Northglenn High School and a member of the Board of Directors for the Northglenn Youth Commission.
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