Aix Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Ways you have shown it, ways people have shown it to you, ways you've seen it shown to others. Let's talk about kindness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Origins Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I once gave a homeless guy a buck. That's my good deed for the next ten years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 The place I work at is full of old ladies; I spend parts of the day holding doors for everyone.It counts; shoosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I once gave a homeless guy a buck. That's my good deed for the next ten years. I was going to make a joke, but everyone would come here and slaughter me for my terrible human being-ness. This year, we had to make a full-scale event in college, and one of the side tasks was to make a social campaign. We chose book donations to orphan kids. In 2 weeks, we raised 2300 books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Origins Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 It's okay. I would have laughed. <3 But, really, recently I've been thinking of registering to be a member of the suicide hotline so I can help people through those kinds of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 A young guy, around 14, came into work once and ordered a Tall Vanilla Bean Frap and payed with a 10$ bill. He sat down to drink it, then before leaving he put the $5 is given him in change into our tip box. It was really touching and a very kind gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Fascist Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 One day my girlfriend asked if her butt looked big in her clothes. I answered totally honestly and it didn't result in me getting slapped, or anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 One day my girlfriend asked if her butt looked big in her clothes. >Implying that's not a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0SS Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 A young guy, around 14, came into work once and ordered a Tall Vanilla Bean Frap and payed with a 10$ bill. He sat down to drink it, then before leaving he put the $5 is given him in change into our tip box. It was really touching and a very kind gesture. $5 for a coffee? That was probably a protest against the extortionate price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 $5 for a coffee? That was probably a protest against the extortionate price. You don't know anything about Starbucks do you? And there was change too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0SS Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 You don't know anything about Starbucks do you? And there was change too. I'm more of a Costa kinda guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Vanilla bean fraps are milkshakes basically, no coffee involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugendramon Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I sat with a peruvian street artist as I came back from school. The guy was chalking a portrait on the sidewalk. We talked for about two hours, got him ice cream, and had dinner at his place. That was a good day really. There's also the theory that any act of kindness is ultimately out of self-satisfaction but I don't believe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0SS Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Vanilla bean fraps are milkshakes basically, no coffee involved Just googled it and they actually looks tasty as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 There's also the theory that any act of kindness is ultimately out of self-satisfaction but I don't believe that. I think there was a whole episode of Friends about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 There's also the theory that any act of kindness is ultimately out of self-satisfaction but I don't believe that. I don't either, I can think of a few instances where I did the right/kind thing while kicking myself inside. I have this friend Ryan who's one of the kindest people I know. He'll always show support for our friends by going to events we're in, going out of his way to take me to the bank and get Smash U, and most recently he helped organize our friend group in getting a wedding gift for one of our friends. Amongst many other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfire Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 When I visit my grandmother I try to clean up the graves around her, and maybe even plant some flowers on the other ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Fire Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 When I visit my grandmother I try to clean up the graves around her, and maybe even plant some flowers on the other ones too. I like to do that when I visit my mom. There's also the theory that any act of kindness is ultimately out of self-satisfaction but I don't believe that. We, as a race, seek to satisfy ourselves however we can. When we help someone or do something, we are doing something totally for another person, receiving nothing in return, except that person's kindness. When we stop to care about others, we can accomplish so much more than when we focus on feeding our appetites. I don't either, I can think of a few instances where I did the right/kind thing while kicking myself inside. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0SS Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 There's also the theory that any act of kindness is ultimately out of self-satisfaction but I don't believe that. That may well be true, but even if it is, I don't think it devalues the act in any way. Look at it like this: you could gain self-satisfaction whilst helping someone else, or you could gain it through making things worse for a person. It's still an active choice on your part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I think there was a whole episode of Friends about that. Shradow, can we be Friends? Anyway, I try to be nice to people... I am just terrible at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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