Monday, 24 August 2015

How we could impact the Waikane Comunity with an "Act of Kindness"

Mark Twain once said "Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see" .  Kindness is a powerful thing that we all have but we don't use often enough.

There are so many random acts of kindness out there that you can do in 5 minutes like opening a door,or helping a friend... ...but I'm thinking a little bit bigger.  This can't have any monetary cost... but everything doesn't always have cost. For example we could have a free sausage sizzle. Now your probably thinking of course that is going to cost money, but I think if we went up to the butchery and talked to them I'm sure we could arrange some kind of sponsorship deal,  it would go a long way to getting a free sausage sizzle.

Another random act of kindness that we could do is one that would only need would be a piece of paper and a pen. We could  go around parking lots and write a little note like 'You are awesome' or 'Have a great day!" and other inspirational quotes then stick them under the window wiper. If we did this in a parking lot with 25 cars it would brighten up lots of people's day.


Lastly, a free car wash. Everybody has seen the weekend carwashes around, that are $2, $3 or even $5 just to get your car cleaned, but what if we changed the sign so it doesnt say $5 but instead it says 'FREE'. Even if your car didn't need a wash but you saw that sign it would tell you that somebody is being kind, and the happiness you get from that would spread to others. You could even combine the sticky note idea and the car wash. Once a car has been washed, put a note on their windscreen.

In conclusion, I think there is so many ways of being kind out there and many of them don't cost a thing.  People need to be kind to each other a lot more... now I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I'll give it a go.  If everyone gives it a try, it will make life a lot brighter.


1 comment:

  1. An epic blog Logan. Nice use of the Mark Twain quote to start it off. Each of your acts of kindness are feasible and worth putting into practice. Great thoughts about the actual act of kindness and how it is often overlooked.

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