Act of Random Kindness

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke

Evil: morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked (according to the dictionary). "Evil" cannot always be defined as an act, but sometimes as lack of action. Doing nothing can be as harmful/injurious as doing something.

I lived my life without bothering anyone. If something doesn't concern me, I don't interfere. If you do no harm to me, I do no harm to you. If you are nice to me I'm also nice to you. Maybe some of you may relate to this. This is how most of us were raised; to mind our own business.

Well, I'm grown now and these principles have been instilled in me from a very young age. They kept me out of trouble and led me to a comfortable place that I'm at today. Maybe that's the problem. You see, just like most people I'm comfortable!!! Comfortable with my life that I neglect those I can potentially help. Those that I can extent my hand to, those that are less fortunate than me. Those that are in need and most importantly, those that can't help themselves.

Living my life with ignorance that not all of us are privileged, saved me from the trouble of seeing the truth about the world we live in. The truth is, if one takes his/her time to look at the friend, neighbour or the stranger that you once met in need of help, well let's just say that comfort zone that you live in will not be that anymore. Helping those in need should not be a privilege but a human obligation for us all. After all, we do say "you are who you are because of others..."

One should develop an anger, a fire that will drive us from our comfort zones into action. We should be in arms fighting for the liberation of those who can not liberate themselves. Surely, this has to be the purpose of humankind, to use our brains and resources to uplift and empower those less fortunate. For I say to myself, and I say to you that, doing nothing is just as evil as doing harm.

All it takes is an "Act of Random Kindness"; by simply doing unto others as you would want them to do to you. This is not religion but the mere purpose of being human. I dare you, I dare myself to touch one life a day, even if it's just by greeting them. A "Hello" may sound simple to you and , but to someone else it's an acknowledgement of their very existence. Let me end by saying "Hello" my friend and thanks for reading.