One Good Deed A Day

Let your good deeds shine into the world. One good deed a day is all it requires. You don't have to give much--just start with a smile, a kind word, or a helping hand. That's all. See? Not hard, is it? This is all it takes to make a pleasant existence for anyone who needs it.

Men have forgotten how to be civil to each other. We've forgotten to connect and to ask about our daily experiences. We're caught up in this fast-paced routine! This rat race! We must hurry to gather our wealth lest it goes far out of our reach! No, we do not have the time to ask a friend how he's doing! No, we do not have the energy to go help a friend in need! And we certainly do not have the means to buy comfort for others! Shoo! Go away, friends and foes! I am swamped!

Sadly, this is our modern-day attitude. And sadly, everyone accepts it and lives with it. No one thinks of changing themselves. No one wants to change anything. Things are fine. Everything is cool. Everyone has busy lives. This is our present-day mentality and we are doing absolutely nothing to rectify it.

But things are not fine. And things are not cool. Things need to be fixed--and at haste! Mankind needs to reconnect and bond. How can humanity flourish if we're only keen on being with machines and gadgets? How can we cure this world with 'love' if we're only spreading it through text messages and computer outputs?

So, this brings us back to my point of start. Do one good deed a day--person to person. Not machine to machine--nah-ah. Go out and touch a life. Go out and enter a soul. Go out and explore someone else's dream. Venture into the town and light up a heart. Make a small start. First with your kins and friends, then with your neighbors, and, finally, with strangers.

Let them call you odd. Let them call you inane. Let them even call you show-off. If you're doing it for mankind, you need have no shame. For you know what your heart is about. You know what your mind can conjure. And you know where the truth lies. All you need now is determination and sincerity. Go out with the pureness of your heart and touch a life.

I believe we can achieve great things if we truly have faith in 'love' and 'kindness'. Go out and interact with people. Renounce technology and go out there and make a difference! You know you can!

-Thanyarat Komolsingskaul