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Random Acts- Without A Reason

By: aquiet1
Written on December 21st, 2012
Recent event in CT in the US, (shooting at the elementary school) has gotten many people to do "26 random acts of kindness." If you are planning on doing "random acts," then how does one justify their randomness?

I say we should ALL do random acts- randomly.  Things I have done, for example, are:

- In line at the grocery store, I have a cart full, the one behind me has 3 items.  I let them go ahead.

- If I go to McDonald's for breakfast, I usually pay for the one behind me with the message "pay it forward."  One time the value was $20 something.  They were astounded and I drove away as quickly as I could, knowing their day was a little brighter, and they had a bigger smile in their heart.

- I hold doors for people.  Always.  

- I thank the cashiers, parking garage monitors, UPS drivers, etc.  Those who don't normally get thanked for their behind-the-scenes work

and others.  If you are truly doing something randomly, shouldn't it be spur of the moment, to whichever person happens to be a recipient?  Interestingly enough- in all of my years doing these things, I have only been the recipient of a random act once.  Someone had left $5 for me at the McD's I typically frequent so that I could benefit.  That was really, really, kind. :)
By: aquiet1
Age: 36-40 , Female
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  • JennaR
    JennaR

    Lovely! I would hope that the people doing the 26 random acts would develop a habit of doing so. After discovering how wonderful it makes one feel

    Dec 22, 2012
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  • Goofyworm
    Goofyworm

    The connecticut shooting is somthing that should be stopped

    Dec 21, 2012
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  • Goofyworm
    Goofyworm

    The connecticut shooting is somthing that should be stopped

    Dec 21, 2012
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  • padmanabhan09
    padmanabhan09

    An act of kindness random or planned is always welcome. :)

    Dec 21, 2012
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  • Michelle0001
    Michelle0001

    I think the 26 random acts thing is good if it gets folks who normally don't do things like this to do something, people feel so helpless when trying to deal with things like the Connecticut shooting and it helps to be able to combat some of the evilness in the world.

    Like you, I also do random things when I think of it. I leave my change (if it is substantial enough) for the next person in the drive-thru, pay yhe next few people's tolls on the toll road, etc. When my kids were small and liked to get a gumball in the machine at the grocery, we would empty the rest of our change and leave it in the machines for the next lucky kid. I have been the recipient of acts like this a few times but not nearly as many times as I have given. I think my blessings have come in other ways, not that I'm keeping track.

    Thanks for sharing your story and for the sunshine you spread in the world. We definitely could use more of this :)

    Dec 21, 2012
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