Random Acts of Kindness - Tis the Season

To those who don’t know, today, February 17th is the official Random Acts of Kindness day!!  The week that has just passed was the Week of Random Acts of Kindness.  This is not to say that you can’t do any more RAKing, but to say that now is the time to do something with that extra happiness bubbling out of your bucket.  

With this in mind, I would like to share a couple stories from the internet on this topic.  

Story #1

A few weeks ago on a Friday, I stopped at a nearby UPS Store to mail a package.  I rushed in a couple minutes before the store closed... in the nick of time.  The address for the package was on my phone, so I set it down to write the address on the label provided by one of the workers.  She began to chat with me as she entered the info into the computer.  Despite me arriving just before closing for the weekend, she and the other clerk was very kind and helpful.  In a few minutes, I was all set to go, thanked the women for their help, and was on my way.  I drove all the home only to notice I had left my phone at the store.  I knew that the store was closed and that my phone would likely be locked in the store for the whole weekend.  

Shortly after contemplating what to do, a car pulled into my driveway.  It was the woman from the UPS store!  She explained that she knew how important some people's phones are to them and she didn't want me to go the whole weekend without mine.  So, she checked the return label and drove my phone to my house once she closed the store.  I was so happy, not because my phone was returned, but that someone was kind enough to think about me enough to go out of her way on the weekend to make me happy.  It made my weekend!

Story #2

A couple of days ago, my friend and I were walking around town after a day of shopping, my friend's shoe was untied and seeing that her hands were full, I set down my bags and offered to tie her shoe.  This shocked her as she stuttered the replied “Sure.”  I tied her shoe and we continued on.  

The next day I received a handwritten note from my friend through the mail thanking me for what I had done the day before.  This whole incident made me think of the smile we both had on our faces.  Neither of us had spent much time on the note or the shoe tying, but we had created a stronger bond and a memory that we would probably remember for the rest of our lives.  

Both of these stories are so motivational for me and the have made me think about how little time I have to spend on someone to create a memory worth saving.  What if you spent a couple minutes with your parents or children to create a moment of happiness. Please leave a comment! This is what I challenge you to do: Live life to the fullest and make sure everyone else does.   

- Justin Case


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