Random Acts of Kindness

Luke 6:35 --- "But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil."

I'm going to be honest, I haven't read the Bible. I plan on doing so but haven't yet. However, I wanted to write this blog entry and came across this verse. I absolutely love it. I'm sure I have heard it in church at some point but didn't remember it. I love random acts of kindness. I love being able to do them as well as being able to see them or hear about them. They make me so happy.

Yesterday, I was at Wal-Mart, waiting for the bus to go back to campus. There was a guy standing outside the doors with this little podium thing. He was either selling something or trying to get people to sign up for something, I'm not sure because he didn't say anything to me when I went by him. As I sat there waiting for the bus I could hear him asking people if they'd like whatever it was and almost everyone turned him down. Many people would either completely ignore him or were rude about saying no. It didn't matter though, every single time the guy told them to have a nice day. It wasn't ever a sarcastic or sad have a nice day either; it was always genuine. A little bit later, a van pulled up near him and the doors to let someone out. It turns out it was a very old lady who was struggling to get out of the van. In the process she dropped something and the guy went over to grab it for her. He then asked her if she would like whatever he was doing, she said no and started to walk toward the doors. The guy told her to have a nice day, but then seeing her having trouble walking offered to help her again. He went and got a scooter for her, leaving all of his stuff where it was to help her and make sure she was okay. She then drove back over to where his table thing was and signed up for whatever it was he was there for. 

I know it may not seem like much but it was one of the sweetest things I've seen in a while. Especially since whoever was driving her just dropped her off and there were a lot of other people around, none who offered to help her. Yet here was this guy who was being repeatedly ignored or treated rudely who didn't even hesitate to help. Some people are truly amazing. I really wanted to go say something to him but I didn't even know what I would say. 

Most people in today's world are quite selfish. Even if they don't think they are, or if they try not to be. It's hard not to be. Everyone is always looking out for themselves and making sure things are going well for themselves but rarely for others. I think people should try to be more like this guy. Don't be afraid to do something kind for a stranger and don't let the negativity from others get to you. Stay positive. Be happy.