In helping other people, you kind of lose the impact of what ails you.
When you are instantly spurred into action out of necessity, like maybe at an accident, you truly lose sight of yourself because someone else is in jeopardy or in need of assistance. There is no time to ponder the ramifications of what you're doing, only that if you don't do something, things will not end well. And so we run forward, into uncertainty, selfless, in aid of another person.
Isn't it kind of sad that it takes an accident to make us do that? Wouldn't it be a much more pleasant place to exist if each day was filled with these random acts of selfless kindness that are focused on other individuals, rather than ourselves? What a thought to ponder.
Today, without accidents, do something for someone else. It is within these Random Acts of Kindness that we truly learn the most about ourselves. We learn to share, to open our eyes and our hearts and our minds, and to give. And so, today, RAK 'em up!
One of our brothers said "there are two kinds of people, givers and takers, which one are you?" I can answer confidently that I am a giver (to a fault), but it's interesting to look at people you've known a long time with that scrutiny. The results may even surprise you.
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