They say no act of kindness, however small, is wasted, and judging by the flurry of stories in the media recently, we’re starting to realise the immense impact a little kindness can have. Our hearts went out to the couple who cancelled their wedding to give the money to Syrian refugees, and the woman who donated a kidney to a save the life of a stranger. But smaller gestures also went viral, like the barber who lay down on the floor so that an autistic child could have a stress-free haircut, and the elderly gentleman helping a young man do his tie properly on the New York subway.
There was a time when being called a ‘do-gooder’ was an insult. But now it’s definitely cool to be kind, says entrepreneur David…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2016 - Issue 44