Hard Wired For Kindness
I Have Proof
It must be true
Every day I look around and see the world
Through a very special lens
I want to help
I think of all the possibilities
I ask myself the same question
Over and over
Silently in my head
What can I do ?
Ideas come to me
They start out slow
Like little bursts of energy
Impulses and urges
What would make that person happy?
If it is an elderly person
A child with their parents
I see a situation
Then I wonder how to make that moment even better
Inspiration strikes
Thoughts pop in and out of my head instantly
I find nothing more important
Than making a smile
Looking for a laugh
Helping by some kind act
Years ago my mother and father did the same thing
I have seen my mother give a dollar to a child helping their mother
While she was food shopping
She would say...
This is for being a good girl
Put it in the bank
Save if up for something special
Maybe buy an ice cream
Both the child and the parent would light up
Beeming with pride
My father would give someone a break
He would do something very few would do
Help pay for their food
If someone was down on their luck
Give them a break they deserved
They never forgot where they came from
They know how hard it is to earn money
Raising four boys wasn't always easy
What a nice gesture
My mom noticed someone doing the right thing
Then she acted
I have heard quite often
We end up like our parents
Feeling good inside and out
I love how quickly happiness can spread
Hooked on a feeling
Helping someone special
A person that I didn't know before today
Has changed me in some small way
Making life a little more beautiful
Much more fulfilling
Than the sweetiest jelly donut
Over filled and dripping
The one you lick your fingers
When know one is looking
Making sure you don't miss one drop
Randomly giving
The smallest and simliest gesture
Like a secret Santa
But only better
You don't have to wait to Christmas
It is any place or anytime
Someone else can be appreciated
There are so many levels
Like a gamer
Instead of spending hours upon hours
Waiting and working hard to move up and advance
This is real life
The exact moment may never come again
It is now or never
There are so many ways
Holding the door
Giving someone your parking spot
Even though you were their first
Staying later at the end of a party
When everyone is leaving
You stay and help clean up
Many times this is done quietly
I don't know if this is a rational or irrational decision
Nobody else will notice
You know you did the right thing
You can feel the real sensation
A beautiful tingling inside your heart
