Random Act of Kindness Blog #5

A random act of kindness occurs when someone does something selflessly for someone else that makes them feel happy even if it is just a small act. A small act of kindness can go a long way. I realized that even though most of us may not specifically go out of our way to do a random kind act, we usually do something along those lines even if we do not think we are. For instance I can think of many times when I or one of my friends have gone out of the way to help someone out without thinking twice about it or cheering someone up through random little acts. 

For this assignment, I chose to cheer one of my friends and give her a confidence boost. My friend is in the middle of studying for her dental school entrance exam and I can see she has been stressed out lately over it. She has two more weeks until she takes the exam and spends almost every free time studying. I can tell that she is stressed and nervous and just needs a little confidence boost. So for my random act of kindness I decided to give her a bunch of snacks and chocolates that she loves and a note of encouragement for the exam explaining my best wishes and telling her that I think she will do well on the exam. I also know how much she loves surprises so I went to her house and set the stuff on her bed when she was gone and waited until she found it. When she saw the surprise, I could tell that she was happy and that it brightened up her day. She was not expecting it and was so happy when she saw it. She called me instantly when she found it and told me how this made her feel so much better.

After doing this random act of kindness and seeing her response, this also made me feel good. I was happy to see that I brightened up someone else's day and that made my day better too. I noticed that doing a random act of kindness can not only bring joy and happiness to someone else but also make you feel happy just because you were able to cheer someone else up. I know that my friend will do great on her exam and that she just needed more confidence and I think that with my random act she was able to realize that she can do it and she has people supporting her no matter what. Even though my act may not have been over the top, it is the little things that matter and will go a long way in the end and I am glad to have helped make someone else's day a little better. 

Here is a picture of my friend holding up one of her favorite chocolates that I gave her!