Little Acts
I get it all the time. âIâm not enough to affect societyâ âI canât make a differenceâ âIâm nothing.â Let me probably be the 10th person to tell you, youâre not nothing. Only youâre the one telling yourself you canât possibly do anything impactful for someone else. âOkay, Duchess. Youâre telling me I can do something to make a difference, but what is that exactly?â Alright. Letâs set a scene. Youâre at Walmart. The store greeter says hello. Do you continue to walk by? No, you should try to glance at the person and greet them back. Youâd be surprised how many people ignore those employees. It might seem awkward, but how do you think it makes others feel when they are acknowledged? Little acts like that to show people that they mean even a second of someone elseâs time can actually make a difference.
Small acts of generosity can be that hug you gave your 1st grade teacher, the smile you gave someone you didnât know at school, and even letting someone in a door before you. Maybe you might not see the effects with your eyes, and thatâs what discourages people to do nice things. Itâs easier to feel like youâve done something for someone when you can physically see it. Carry out every act of kindness with no expectation of seeing the effects or reward. Do it in the safeness of knowledge that someone may do the same for you. Doesnât doing nice things make you feel good? When other people see you doing a good deed, isnât that a small seed of inspiration for others to do the same?
âNo act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.â - Aesop