Random Acts of Kindness

Random Acts of Kindness

Random act of kindness is an action performed by a person or persons wishing to either assist or cheer up an individual because they want to make other people smile or happy. There is no exact reason why people do it. For me, it is a good thing to do since I believe that doing good things to other people will bring you happiness. Because in my religion, we are taught to be a good person who always care for others. And I believe that someday a good thing will come to me too. In this assignment, I will tell you about  three random acts of kindness that I have done.

Back then, as I was driving home my car from the market on a particularly cold and windy day, I met this poor beggar. She’s an old lady with messy appearance and patches clothes. Suddenly my heart throbbed; I wondered to myself “Does she not have any families?” She looked so dirty like she never takes a bath for a whole year. Then I tried to reach her, without thinking any longer, I grabbed some money from my pocket and I give it to her. Well, I knew it’s not much, but I hoped it would be useful for her. She smiled and then she said thanks to me. I felt really happy, and I never thought before that such amount of money was really precious for other people.

The second act, as I came home, I stopped by to the nearest “Padang” restaurant, and I bought some rice box with chicken. Then I drove my car again, wishing that I would meet another beggar. I think that it would be great if I could do random act of kindness to those who really need it. In this case, I thought beggars were the best choice. As I drove, I had to stop because the traffic light was red. I stopped my car for a while, and suddenly a disable middle aged man approached me. He extended his hand, asking for some money. Since I’ve already prepared a rice box, I grabbed the rice box in my backseat and then I gave it to him. He really looked happy, and a big smile illustrated in his face. He said thanks a lot, and he prayed to God that I would be a successful person in the future. I smiled and then I left him to continue my journey to find another target of my random acts of kindness.

The last beggar I found on the road was near my home. I still have one left of rice box. As I crossed a bridge near my home, I found a woman carrying her baby. Well, just like another beggar, she looked messy, dirty, and she used patches clothes too. I stopped for a moment, I opened the window and then I called her. I didn’t directly call her, but I just move my hand in a way that she would understand it. Then she approached me. I asked her whether she and her baby already have lunch or not. She said that she have not eaten any rice since this morning. Without asking any further, I gave her the last rice box. At first, she asked me what the content of the box is. Then, I said to her that this was a box of lunch. She surprised, and then she asked again if this box was for her. She looked really happy. She said thanks and I just smiled to her. I drove again, and finally I was at home and started to write down my three random acts of kindness in my room.