Kindness has become a rarity, and in times like these when there is a desperate need for it.

Storyteller Aesop once said that “No act of kindness no matter how small, is ever wasted”. And Playwright Sophocles said that “ One who knows how to show and accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession”.

Although it seems as if we are hesitant to reach out at times, why is this?

I think this is because sometimes its hard to see the impact that you can make, even in the trivial things that we do to help others. It’s not always about the amount but rather about the effort. Philosopher Lao Tzu goes on to say that “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love”.

Did you catch that part at the end?

Showing kindness is a way of showing love. No matter how small your act of kindness may be, it’s done in love. That’s the reason why kindness is so important. That’s the reason why we should learn to show others kindness, in a world that can at time oppose it.

When doing random acts of kindness, I think it is important to remember that the good deeds that you do will always come back to you. When it all said and done, we truly do reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7-9).

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that " You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."

So, will you show kindness? No matter how small that act of kindness may be?

Will you hold that door? Give a nice compliment? Even offer an encouraging word or smile?

Because I don't know about you but I think small acts make for big impacts.