In three minutes this video gave me goosebumps. It’s not the first time I encountered the idea that kindness is contagious, but it’s another thing to watch someone put it into practice. The gratefulness, the “someone sees me”, the “someone cares” leaps right out of the screen.
“Can I help you with anything?”, produced by Kindness.org, so simple yet so potent, so connected. Can you remember a time when someone just reached out and gave you a hand? Perhaps you didn’t even know you were struggling and they just cut into your bubble and helped.
I don’t have too many anecdotes, but those I do, I cherish. I also cherish times where I have stepped in and the person let me help them. In my mind, this is a unique privilege that is sometimes more about me than about them. Because it feels so lovely to feel the upside of my humanity. Better than a glass of good wine, a beach breeze or even a great tune, it ignites my soul.
Warm-up
Can you think of stories involving random acts of kindness? Either someone helping you, or you helping someone. How did it feel?
The video: Can I help you? Kindness.org
Discussion
- What is Joe’s objective?
- What are some of the problems he encounters?
- What are some of the things he does?
- Do you need money to help people?
- What is meaningful?
- What is the butterfly effect?
- As a class, make a list of random acts of kindness
- Who, in today’s world, promotes kindness?
Blessings to you…