How did we lose the kindness?

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Is the kindness still there? Is there still such a thing as ‘true love’? Can the whole human race learn to co-operate together when the time ultimately calls for it or will we end up fighting still? Is there seriously any faith left in humanity?

Leo from Zen Habits never ceases to inspire me as he reminds me of the rarity of true kindness in the world with his latest post. I am reminded of all these questions I once had and how I almost forgot them. It’s easy to get lost in the midst of life sometimes when you got so much work going on and the little things tend to slip by. But in reality then shouldn’t.

The thing that hit a soft spot in me was the idea that how much faith is left in humanity? I still have tremendous faith in humanity but I am usually called the optimist for a reason. Despite all the negativity I see and at my young age, I only keep those thoughts in the back of my mind so I do not appear naive but it gets you thinking how the human race is going to end up?

The biggest illusion in the world is that we are all different but in essence we are not. Everyone has loves, personalities, dreams; everyone has a story. The last time I touched on this topic was my highest peak of traffic ever and for good reason too. We really need to understand that everyone deserves equal amount of care and kindness because we are all human on the inside but I provided actual scientific evidence that it is impossible to do so. It might seem contradictory but according to the Monkeysphere or Dunbar’s Number, 150 is the maximum amount of people we can actually truly care about. (I am actually doing an intensive scientific research project on Dunbar’s Number in school but I’ll save that for another time)

But this doesn’t mean we still can’t spread the kindness. I believe little acts everyday are the most effective way of spreading the kindness. From the ‘thank you’s to any nice complement that you notice about someone.

Being a student, I am with my friends a lot at school and Christmas is also coming up. I want to pay it forward by just thanking them for being my friends. I have these nice bells still hanging around and what’s better than a neat little present. Throughout the month of December, I plan to attach little notes to the bells and just throw it in my friends backpacks just thanking them for being my friend. Imagine the surprise when they find it.

Thank you again Leo for re-sparking this feeling inside of me. Leo also provided me a free copy of his eBook and is providing me a link to this post in his efforts to spread kindness. This goes to show that you don’t really need something super special but just anything that you have at hand is worthwhile.

~Kevin X