Random Acts of Kindness: Gifts from the Heart

It’s hard to see the beauty of the world and the gifts of nature it brings when you’re walking around with blinders. Of course we can’t blame you, because everywhere you look, all you see are discouraging signs of what the world has gone to. It’s enough to break your heart.

People have different ideas on what the world really needs. Some say we need new politics, others say a new way of life. Some say it’s a hopeless situation; others say there’s hope for the future. Some say change is hard to come by, and others say change is imminent.

Could it be a change of heart we need? Imagine all the gifts we’re missing out on, simply because the world is not living up to our expectations. But then again, maybe it is all these expectations we have from a world full of human beings that is getting in the way. If you are ready to give and receive presents from the heart while expecting nothing in return, then the personal change is happening within you.

Whoa, just a minute! Was that nothing in return? Sure, you deserve so much more as an individual than nothing in return, but they will come, all in good time. There are certain gifts which keep coming back to you, without your even knowing it, simply because you’ve chosen to do some random acts of kindness.

Random acts of kindness are spontaneous. They’re totally unexpected and simply waiting to happen. Out of the goodness in your heart, you just stop what you’re doing and decide to help someone out, even a complete stranger. You pick up your phone and send a friend a few lines of text or indulge in a rather long call. Without any occasion at all, you wrap surprise gifts for the people you love simply for the pleasure of it. Even before special occasions come, you automatically pick up thoughtful birthday greeting cards which suit the person you remember to the dot and buy funny anniversary greeting cards to make your special someone laugh out loud. You seize the moment and make it beautiful.

If you go with the flow, random acts of kindness are full of positive energy. If you want to be scientific about it, energy is neither lost nor gained but is transformed from one form to another. But since we’re being spontaneous about it, it’s easier to say that positive energy from random acts of kindness are never wasted because they are always passed on as something touching and contagious. You can be the spark. Just imagine the energy exchange which happens when families exchange gifts and greeting cards on Christmas.

Most of all, random acts of kindness are powerful. They bring out your capacity to love, the best and most beautiful part of your human nature. You see the extent to which you can be good. Their impact can be life-changing for you, and the ripples you send can be universal for the world.

It’s easier to see the beauty of the world and the gifts of nature it brings when you’ve personally experienced random acts of kindness. What more if you were to give it?