I started doing this 8 or so years ago and I notices that after a few months of this, more and more strangers began doing nice things for me. Karma at work. . .
2006-08-03 12:47:04 · 40 answers · asked by Yitka 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
oops, I didn't notices, I noticed.
2006-08-03 12:48:27 · update #1
I usually do big things, and less randomly. I met a girl a few years ago with three kids. Her husband had just left her for another woman and was offering on support to his children. She had a job making about ten dollars an hour. I talked to some friends and on one occasion we stocked her house full of groceries. The really big one was Christmas. We put a thousand dollars in cash in an envelope and put it in her mail box, with no way for her to know where it came from. I don't think I have received anything in return for this, nor would I want anything. Knowing we gave those kids a Christmas was good enough for me.
2006-08-03 12:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do -- give things away that most people would charge money for (both items and services -- psychic readings and reiki healing). I try to do the little things to -- holding doors open for people, letting the person across from me at the four-way stop go first, or stopping to let a person turn into traffic when there are tons of people behind me and I know it would be forever until they get to turn themselves. I think that the world would be a much better place if we would all just pay it forward!
2006-08-03 12:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix's Mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I should, I'm gonna start volunteering at the local animal shelter next saturday,thats not random though, I guess I just try and act the best I can all the time, and sometimes people think that its just random acts of kindness , but when you meet someone thats like that all the time, its really neat and it inspires you to want to be better, so I'm trying,and I'll never stop.
2006-08-03 12:53:01 · answer #3 · answered by Nicole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guy who invented that bumper sticker was a blind professor a Bakersfield College. Chuck something, I can't remember his name and I know it will come to me as soon as I hit the send button. But it really started an awesome movement. The karma thing is so true. Both in good deeds and bad.
I'm probably the world's worst Christian but if we followed Jesus' last words to us we wouldn't need the other ten commandments.
It was simply..... "This is my commandment unto you. Love one another.
(Pretty "heady" stuff).
2006-08-03 12:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's fun. Once, in line at a grocery store checkout I got a dollar off coupon for my next visit. I gave to to the person in line behind me and made their day. A couple of months later I got another one and did the same thing. That person said, "I knew you were going to do that." Whe I asked how did they know, they said they were in line behind me the last time!
I also call people's bosses to tell them what a great job their employee did for me and how nicely I was treated. I've been doing that for ages, and the other day, My boss called me into the office and told me somebody called and raved about me. :) What goes around, comes around.
2006-08-03 12:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by Kate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. It makes me feel good, and that's a good motivation. Happier people have better karma, because it's easier to do the right thing when you feel good and feel good toward others. If you feel like you should do something, do it! Your intuition is helping you be a better person, and you should take every opportunity to improve yourself that you can. Kindness is awesome!
2006-08-03 12:52:11 · answer #6 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I try to... sometimes I get caught up in the day-to-day business of life and I forget to, but I always try to treat everyone with kindness. Even little things like letting someone go in traffic help!
2006-08-03 12:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by ziz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, almost daily. I drive a tow truck, and I'm often called to unlock cars in parking lots when they accidently left the keys in the car. I often do it at no charge for the 'little old widow lady' group at Wal-Mart.
2006-08-03 12:56:36 · answer #8 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do them a lot but i have bad temper problems so i get mad really easily but once i realize i did wrong then i immediately apologize and get on with the kindness again. i still call myself an evilmunchkin, though. im no angel, so dont mistaken me for one. yes, what yousaid is the benefit of doing random acts of kindness!
2006-08-03 12:53:11 · answer #9 · answered by Tbs Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At my school we are strongly encouraged to do random acts of kindness we even have a week called "Random Acts of Kindness Week" lol so yea
2006-08-03 12:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by ability2dance1994 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋