In a world that often feels like it’s spinning out of control, one Milford resident’s simple act of kindness is a shining beacon of hope.
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation began in California in 1982 when a woman named Anne Herbert wrote “Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty” on a place mat. Later in 1993, a teacher gave his students the Random Act of Kindness assignment. This small assignment initiated a chain reaction spreading kindness throughout the United States.
Many schools in Milford participate in the ongoing spread of kindness throughout February. Throughout the city, you may find Kindness Rocks. These are rocks painted with words of gratitude. This is one example of how Milford expresses their Random Acts of Kindness.
This feeling makes you feel cherished, valued, and downright happy. It’s a little spark of joy lighting up your heart. Junior Travis Dubielewicz speaks on how a random act of kindness from one of his peers transformed his day into a simple action. Dubielewicz says,
“One day I was at lunch and someone bought me a cookie. This act of kindness made me feel spectacular.”
It simply makes people feel good. Junior Alyssa Joye discusses how in elementary school she learned about the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation and ever since has been working to be the best person she can be.
Joye states, “At Live Oaks they taught us about the importance of kindness and introduced us to the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, we had to do acts of kindness throughout the month. It made us all grow closer together as a community.”
Not only can acts of gratitude make someone feel good but it also just brings the community all together. This is because everyone is being kind to one another.
Junior Mathew Krenicki discusses that when he does acts of kindness usually they are small but one time he wanted to make a slightly bigger difference in someone’s life. When Krenicki was in the Wendy’s drive-through with his dad he asked him to pay for not only their fast food meal but to also pay for the car behind them.
Krenicki states, “I wanted them to be shocked and excited when they got to the window. I wanted to make their day.”
Due to helping others throughout the day, Dubielewicz expresses that after completing this selfless behavior he felt like he was a better person.
Dubielewicz says, “I held a door for an elderly woman and this made me feel really good.”
Dubielewicz knew it made the woman happy and that made him feel great. An act of kindness makes both the receiver and the person completing the action delighted.
Not only can deeds of compassion make you feel good, but you can also make a difference in others’ lives by doing the same. Random acts of kindness are all around if you look around. Acts you can do for people can be as small as holding the door or even as big as going out of your comfort zone to help someone else.