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What does it say about society and humanity in general that we need a specific day to celebrate and remind us of something that should be innate to all of us?
Random Acts of Kindness Day, which is February 17th in the northern hemisphere, was started in 1995 in the United States. But Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Day appeared on the other side of the planet in 2004 in New Zealand (which happens on September 1st there).
RAK Day is like a tap on the shoulder (or a kick in the rear) to remind us to be kind to our fellow beings; as the well-known Ram Dass quote goes, “We’re all just walking each other home.”
The definition of kindness according to the dictionary is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. So on this day (or really, any day), we should do a random act of kindness to bring a smile and a boost in happiness and well-being to someone else — whether someone you know or a total stranger.
Some examples of random acts of kindness would be:
- Let someone go ahead of you in line (or go…
