Random Acts of Kindness to Share a Smile

Good deeds can help you carry out kindness daily and become an everyday hero. Will you be a hero for someone today?

Here are some ideas for you to spread the kindness to make your life meaningful and the world a better place.

Appreciate Someone

Appreciate someone you love or someone who has put in efforts for you. Your appreciation can be as simple as a hand-written note or taking a day off and spending it with him/her. Gift him/her a box of chocolates or invite him/her for a coffee or dinner.

Compliment Someone

Compliments cost nothing, take no time, and can make someone's entire day. Don't just think it. Say it. You might feel that the other person would have heard the same compliment many times before, but you are missing the fact that it feels special every time it comes from a new person.

Say 'Thank You'

Send a 'thank you' note to someone who made a difference to your life. Send a card to people who have dedicated their lives for you including parents, teachers, soldiers, social workers etc. Always remember it's never too late to say 'thank you' to someone.

Share Things

Whenever you see something good, share it. If you are a teacher and if your students do well, share it with their parents. Similarly, in a work setting, if someone helped you to get a task done for which you were rewarded, share the rewards with him/her.

Donate Stuff

Donate used stuff including clothes, books, furniture, household items, appliances, electronics, games and more. It is better to donate things to someone who needs it now instead of saving them for the future. Make a habit of donating used stuff every time you buy new things.

Offer Help

Help someone! Whether it is helping someone new in the city with directions or encouraging a friend to pursue his/her dream or simply holding a door for someone, no help is small. Seek out an opportunity to help someone every day and also allow someone else to enjoy his/her act of kindness by helping you.

Gift Someone

Buy gifts for under-privileged kids on festivals and special occasions who otherwise would not be able to get them from anyone. A lot of companies and NGOs have programs that fulfil the wishes of under-privileged children. Participate in them and be the reason behind a beautiful smile.

"Be Kind, For Everyone You Meet Is Fighting a Harder Battle" - Plato

A family was having dinner in a restaurant when their little boy started behaving strangely. The boy was a non-verbal who had already undergone two surgeries for epilepsy. A guest on a different table was observing them from a distance. After the family had their dinner, they asked the waiter for the bill. The waiter came with a hand-written note and told them that their bill has been paid.

The note read, "God only gives special children to special parents."

The boy's mother could not control her tears after reading the note and asked the waiter about the person who gave him the note. But, the person had already left. While narrating the incident to a neighbour the mother said, "To do such kind of act towards us shows that some people understand what we are going through and how difficult it is to face the public at times. But all the negative comments that we face are outweighed by one such act of kindness."

Your act of kindness can also deeply touch the life of someone. So make someone's day today!