I came home for the weekend today. I am usually helpful around my house when I come to visit, but today I was extra helpful. I wouldn't say that I did one single thing that I would say was my "act of kindness," but more that my whole day at home was an act of kindness. I helped my mom clean, I did the majority of everyone's laundry, and I played with my little brother (usually he just bugs the crap out of me so I tell him to leave me alone). It was exhausting.
I think that instead of focusing on what we can do to help random people we should be focusing more on how we can better the lives of people who are close to us. I'm not saying that we shouldn't lend someone a dollar every now and then. But I think we should be trying to create peace in our own lives and the lives of people we interact with regularly, instead of striving to help everyone in need in the world. That's a lot of people and a lot of time we aren't devoting to our loved ones.
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