random acts of kindness

dog eat dog is a privilege. today is the time of man-eat-anything-to-survive. if its doesnt get us likes, hikes or a promotion, we spend the least amount of time and energy on it.
c’est truly la vie.

it was just another regular weekend when i put up an insta-story asking the people of chennai for some leads on decoupage paper. i receive a DM from a stranger who says she would like to ship me some japanese decoupage napkins that she just happens to have lying around.
not wanting to jump the gun, i asked her much they would be and she surprised me by saying that she wanted to send them for free – spreading some love and joy!!!
get this : she was sending them to me from singapore!!!

ms. suma shenoy brought the best kind of happiness in my life : the unexpected random acts of kindness! i will smile everytime i use those those decoupage papers, with the joyous affirmation that there is still such kindness out in the world! thank you so much suma! 🙂 🙂 🙂

when was the last time you did something like this? buy a pack of biscuits just to feed the little doggy on your street? buy some random kid a balloon and make his day?

i am also aware of the blowback i might get on this. we live in a world that makes us question the intention behind every simple act! there could repercussions if some random guy wanted to buy your child a balloon.
scary times? yes. but that also means time for kindness.

be the man who buys his wife a slice of cake when she is feeling blue!
be the dad who allows his kid a sudden indulgence of oreo cookies!
be the colleague who genuinely makes someone’s day by complimenting their work!
be the stranger who leaves a kind remark on someone’s social media post.