Being a Good Person is Free

“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

Sometimes I sit back and wonder if there is truly any good left in the world. Have we become a technology driven, desensitized mess over the last few decades? How many times do you walk around in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and wonder if anyone even notices your existence? Who do you want to be in life? How do you want to remembered? Actions speak louder than words, and I personally want to make every day count.

Every now and again I find myself asking that question and begin to think that society has become so detached that we may never know what true interaction ever was or felt like. Society has become so addicted and selfish. Often we think that if it doesn't affect us directly then it isn’t important. Occasionally I hear a heartwarming story of selfless acts done for family, friends, or complete strangers. These stories begin to give me hope again for the world. Being a person who is somewhat cynical about the world today, I love hearing about random acts of kindness. My favorite stories of making the world a better place involve children and animals. One perfect example is when you hear of people dressing up as superheroes while doing a seemingly simple task of washing windows outside their hospital room. Such a simple task makes such an impact on the lives of these children and their families.

We need to realize that making an impact on someone's life doesn't have to be a difficult task. You don’t need to change the world by yourself; just imagine the change that can occur if we start working together as group. We cannot change everything in one day or one act of kindness, but with many small changes we can make the world a better place to live. We may never know the struggle that the other people that we pass are going through but a simple smile may change their day in a positive way. Be kind to those around you, they may be facing a battle that you can’t imagine or a battle that you could face in the future.