Act of Kindness

Kindness is the act of showing caring and consideration. It is the tendency of having charitable deeds, pleasant character, and concern for others. It is a virtue recognized in many religions and cultures. A random act of kindness is an action carried out by a person wishing to either cheer up or assist a person or people. Each one of us has to make our own contribution in order to create a better environment of living. We cannot always rely on others.

In the first video, as I was walking in the streets I saw a small boy seated at a corner. He was wearing worn out clothes. I felt pity for him and went to talk to him. Later, I found out that he was homeless. He has been in the street for weeks and has been solely surviving on borrowed food from passersby. He had no idea on the whereabouts of his parents or any clue about his siblings. His story touched me, and out of kindness I gave him a one dollar coin to go to buy something. I acknowledge the importance of communication to happiness and survival. By communicating, we build up identities, set up relationships, bring our efforts with others, talk on issues that affect us, and work out problems and possibilities. Interpersonal communications get fundamental human wants. Human beings need to survive, and communication helps us to meet these needs. By talking to this boy, I learnt of his suffering. By not receiving his basic wants, this boy was suffering from abuse. Children who suffer abuse often have anxiety, impulsiveness and reduced memory abilities. This boy had reduced memory abilities; he could not remember anything about his family. I felt he needed self esteem. He needed to respect and value himself and also being respected and valued by others. We get the first feel of identity from others who speak of how they see us. He needed someone to tell him that he is smart, warm and loved. Young people start forming images, when adults convey their perceptions to them (Wood, 2007). He responded with much