Do you practice random acts of kindess?

Question

Completely unplanned and for no reason other than it's a nice thing to do, without any expectations of anything in return for yourself?

Not to seem conceited, yesterday I had to pick up some groceries on the way home from work, and I bought a package of pastries. I wouldn't eat them myself, I brought them to work and left them in the kitchen. No one knew who brought them in, but several people had a small snack when they would have otherwise been hungry. I didn't think twice about it, that's something I do all the time and I just never say anything.

For the record, feeling good about having been kind to someone doesn't make you selfish. You didn't get that from them, you gave that good feeling to yourself! That is a healthy thing to do. It is the opposite of what those who are depressed feel!!!

Answer 1

I try my best everyday.

No matter how basic, mundane or simple.

I'm sure even a simple smile, holding the door for someone........etc........

Can do something to make things a little better and a little brighter for other people.

Answer 2

Yes ,but id so very much get dispirited in England . England has become infested with self centred shallow , intellectually blank greedy People who regard Penny wisdom to Pound foolishness Even the Ethos of the government leads and reflects this to save £30 pounds today but have to Spend £200 3 months down the line . I am setting up a general example . But I did hear of a case on radio 4 of a mother that had to give up her son who she had been looking for all his life ( he had some sort of disability not mentioned )
the council wanted to Put him a family in Dorset with the excuse that he would be better that he was in a family environment . The truth was it would save them £40 pounds per week .
They could have put hem in his home town of Southampton but it would have cost more . So the result is that mother and son do not see each other as oft es as he would living in Southampton
Think down the track - this boy will feel abandoned have bitter feelings towards his mother and probably become homeless , drug addicted and alcoholic . I'm sure you see my reasoning as there are plenty of the same examples in Society. And just think of the unnecessary guilt his mother and sister have to go thorougher all this to save £40.

When in the end it will probably cost the government £4000 in the long run . Bureaucracy doesn't seem to see this
What mores What times!

Answer 3

The fact that you do not say anything about it means that yes you are indeed a very nice and kind person.

If you did that and told everyone you would just be an attention or approval craver.

Although as an afterthought, you have just come on here and told everyone but I suppose noone knows who you are so I will let you off.

Answer 4

I try to. It gives me a nice warm feeling inside that some one has something nice happen to them unexpectedly.

But i do beleive in Karma and i was rewarded last week when my purse was given back to me 5 hours after i lost it and with all the money inside (i had been to the bank about an hour before so had a fair bit to lose)

Answer 5

Everyone should do this. Those who don't are missing out on a lot of "happiness" which goes both ways, both for the person doing the act of kindness and for the person at the receiving end. By the way what goes around comes around, (take it in its positive sense!)

Answer 6

I quite often perform small acts of kindness, and I don't consciously think of any reward. But it makes me feel better about myself. Why does anyone perform acts of kindness? If a person performed random acts of cruelty, what would you say to stop them?

I don't believe anyone can perform an act of kindness without an expectation for reward. I don’t consciously think about what I’m getting out of it, but I also don’t consciously think about where my fingers are when I’m typing.

Is it wrong to do kindness all of your life only because it makes you feel better about yourself?

Answer 7

Yes I do. I find myself helping old ladies, reach items on shelves at the local supermaket. Before I knew it, one trip I ended up helping three people with problems. I think I must be in the wrong job, but once started I couldn't stop

Answer 8

i guess everyone does to a degree without really thinking about it. for example getting up from a seat to let someone who is elderly or a harassed mum sit or opening a door for someone who has a lot in their hands. and even picking up something someone has just dropped. we all do it just do not realise its actually kindness at the time.

Answer 9

No. This implies that I don't live my whole life in a kind manner. Anyway, helping someone to make yourself feel better is the wrong reason to do something. You do kind things because it is right.

Answer 10

Yes, not that i plan to, it just happens, like the other day in the supermarket, an elderly lady was short of 4.75 with her groceries, she went to put something back and i paid for it, bloody checkout operator should have given her it for free.....

Answer 11

I do known without even wondering about it,,that's engrained in me to attempt this willingly...the end result,,from time to time, i'm getting seems as if why,could you even complication yet i really do not care about the detrimental area of it reason i understand their are some accessible that really do take excitement in it...