Tonight on NBC World News with Brian Williams, a segment titled 'Acts of Kindness' was aired. This was very touching to watch. Under the headline 'Making a Difference', letters submitted by viewers from all over the country were read- mentioning the acts of kindness that are being done by individuals during these difficult economic times.
These stories were so simple yet extraordinary, I would like to share some with you. One letter submitted from a woman in Charlotte, N.C. told of a group of men that call themselves "Hearts and Hammers" go around the neighbor hood asking if there are any odd jobs needed to be done for anyone. They will not accept any money for their services, but hope to make life a little more easy for those going through rough times.
Another letter submitted, explained a woman who works next to a dry cleaning business, and right now the dry cleaning business is asking anyone who has a job interview coming up to bring their nice clothes or suits to them. They will dry clean your interview outfit for free, in hopes it will be one less burden on your shoulders.
With all the violence and sadness we always hear about in the news, it is finally nice to hear about average people being recognized for their random acts of kindness- and I believe they should be recognized a lot more, because during these hard times one single act of kindness can change someones life.
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I like that dry-cleaning one. That's really nice. :) My fiance works for a school in Brockton, and a lot of his students talk about it being hard to get hired, and my fiance tries to get them to realize they have to look nice. It's still hard though, because even my fiance doesn't really think about dry-cleaning. With services like this though, one can see how it can make the whole process a lot easier.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good story to hear especially in todays world. It seems like everyone is so concerned with themselves that they never take a minute to think about anyone else. It's refreshing to hear about people doing nice things for others, even if its as small of a thing as an odd job around the house.
ReplyDeleteI love Williams chance to change the world, or at least the NBC Nightly News. It's truly admirable and impressive. Hope he can brighten some people's days and talk about more than a failing economy and political and social dishonesty.
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