No act of kindness is ever wasted (also featuring a few Steemians as role models)

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It is true that there are alot of crimes and cruel activities going around in the world daily. While some people have given up hope on humanity, I, for one, believe that good people in the world still outnumber the bad. I also believe people that had committed crime before can turn over a new leaf given the chance and appropriate counselling and efficient follow-up. Well, it is because I am a true believer of what comes around goes around. If more people practise love and kindness, eventually it will outpower the notion of inhumanity.

Back when I was active in my pastoral line, I made it a point to show random act of kindness everyday. Whether a small act like giving generous smile to the waiter or waitress, or nice tips for the market vendors, or big act like giving thousands to the charity; every act be it small or big counts.

Although rendering act of kindness to people is a noble act, you may not get any reward back. Hence, this is one of the many reasons why people might have given up hope to show kindness. I was even told once that I was too kind a person and I needed to be aware not to be taken granted by people. Some deem you as not wise or fool for giving out kindness to people that may not even remember your face, not to mention giving back kindness to you. However, that is not the purpose of random act of kindness.

To me, act of kindness (even if it is not reciprocrated) is a powerful and courageous act. Yes, it got to be intentional, or else human by nature is lazy too, but it is not impossible. In fact, many times, when I feel abit laid back as if life is meaningless, one simple act of kindness that I show that day will immediately boost me up back to vigour. This only proves that kindness and love is emdedded in every soul, every gene, every DNA. It warms your heart and your entire system will feel liberated. Every act of kindness you render will land you at a place of feeling wholesome again. Even if it is going to cause you walking second mile, it is still worthwhile.

In some counselling sessions for the depressed, one of the utmost advice is to ask them to go out and about, to do something for others; maybe a visit to the orphanage or a visit to the poor slum area. Most often than not, the one that is depressed will get back his or her purpose of life and feel meaningful once again. I believe kindness can reduce suicidal thoughts too. Therefore, no one act of kindness is ever wasted. It either benefits the receiver, or it either benefits both receiver and giver.

Now that I am a fulltime mother at home most of the time, I vow to practise kindness to my spouse and children. We all know familiarity does breeds complacency too. We've got too familiar with our family we forget to show them kindness. Therefore, I literally remind myself to smile to my spouse often, to greet him "Good morning" and "Good night", and to say "thank you" to little things that he did for me. On the side note, as a mother, I have more chances to show kindness to other mothers and people at street markets as I frequent there.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted ~Aesop.

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Examples of random act of kindness _{(that my family and I had done before)}

1. Visit sick strangers at hospital
2. Buy food and drinks for our residents' security guard
3. Cook homecooked meals people (plus free food delivery)
4. Help people shift house for free
5. Help people paint house
6. Help do groceries for the elderly
7. Give tuition for free for young ones
8. Help take care friends' children for awhile while they get some breather
9. Pay for toll for the car behind (back then tolls were paid by cash, not just Touch-n-Go)
10. Pay petrol for the next car (pay it forward)
11. Feed the cats at my residents
12. Bring food trucks to refugee camps to give them free food
13. Visit orphanages and old folks' home
14. Give free ride
15. Give free umbrellas to strangers during heavy rain
16. Bring people to hospital (emergency)
17. Buy food for the homeless (I wish I can give them a home, haha).
18. Pay forward for randomly chosen table at a restaurant we dine at
19. Write thoughtful notes for people
20. Offer prayers to those who need as well as warm hugs if permissible
21. What else? Feel free to help me add on for more ideas. 😉

Top example of Steemians practising act of kindness

One thing that surprised me recently was kindness that my family received from a few Steemians. I started Steemit on Dec 12th, last year. Immediately, I joined #teammalaysia and gradually got to know more of them.

When my son was admitted to hospital from 1st to 4th of March recently due to his CDH condition, we received surprise act of kindness from a few Steemians. I did not expect to receive kindness from people I just got to know for less than 3 months. Not that they lived nearby the hospital, in fact they needed to drive a distant just to visit us. Before visiting, they even went to scout for toys for my son. This was beyond their convenience, yet they did it - loving kindness to the max. Here I wanted to give a shout to them. They are @zord189, @aaronleang and @joannewong. I was busy after hospital discharge and did not manage to blog this, hence the delay of this beautiful post about them. They are indeed a walking role models who display random act of kindness.

Photo by @aaronleang while communicating with me that they had arrived outside the ward.

Opening up toy that they bought for my son. From left to right are @zord189, @aaronleang and @joannewong.

So much love and hearts from them. @zord189 was entertaining my son.

My son started to warm up and talk to @zord198.

Group photo: Left to right: @aaronleang, @joannewong, me, my son lying down, another son sitting up, @zord189, and another stranger named Gary whom also came to show random act of kindness that day.

It was indeed an awesome day filled with gratefulness and appreciation from us to them. On top of this act of kindness, after they left, my son finally poo-ed after few days of bowel obstruction, and we were discharged the very next day. Until today, my son will ask for my phone in order to view photos of these few kind souls. It has greatly impacted him. And everytime I view the photos, they #makemesmile.

Besides them, they are many in the community of #teammalaysia who relentlessly show kindness and help without asking back a return. Steemit indeed is yet another platform to popularise random act of kindness. I believe many can relate with me in this. Thank you to all beautiful kind Steemians here, you know who you are.

Indeed,

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain.

A little thought and a little kindness is often worth more than a great deal of money. ~John Ruskin.

Let us seek to offer random act of kindness to people, animal and environment. And even here in this platform ❤.

_{Who am I? I am a mother of 2 sons (2nd one is battling CDH). I used to serve actively as a pastor and worship leader at my local church, but now I fully focus on taking care of my 2nd son and of course home and family. I love life and want to live my life with love. Why am I here? All the while I love blogging. So here, I can blog and share, at the same time earn some income to support medical needs for my CDH son. What do I blog about? I blog about life, family and practically anything under the sun that inspires me daily. I start to realise I love photography and freewriting. Most importantly, I want to have fun here blogging and connecting with people without stress. And do it with love and passion ❤😘}

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