In honour of Mandela Day
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| Source:http://www.idainternational.org/ada/nelson-mandela/ |
This day, as seen on every possible media platform, is put aside by not only South Africa but in fact around the globe to commemorate Nelson Mandela's contribution to making the world a better place. This day provides an opportunity for us to take a step back and measure the impact we are making on those around us.
In an attempt to promote the culture of Nelson Mandela Day and not just the idea, I have compiled a list of 67 random acts of kindness which will make the 'making a difference' process just a little easier.
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” – Nelson Mandela
I challenge you to complete as many as you can and to challenge the one next to you too!
- Give the lady carrying herself half to death a hand with her grocery bags.
- Leave a sticky note with an encouraging quote on the mirror in a public bathroom.
- Pay the toll for the car behind you.
- Ask the cashier at the till about the day and say an extra big thank you.
- Buy a stranger desert in a restaurant anonymously.
- Compliment someone randomly.
- Leave a larger tip than you usually would.
- Leave money in the vending machine for the next person.
- Allow a car to push in front of you and do with it a smile.
- Wash your roommates' dishes for them.
- Open the door for someone.
- Help a lost tourist find their way.
- Introduce yourself to someone when waiting in a queue.
- Donate blood (it actually saves lives).
- Donate all your old clothes and shoes.
- Hold the elevator door for others.
- Give an umbrella to a homeless person.
- Be kind to someone you dislike.
- Burn a CD for a friend with all the classics on.
- Compliment a street performer.
- Volunteer at an animal shelter.
- Donate books to the local library.
- Sign up to be an organ donor.
- Leave flowers at a nursing home.
- Leave a letter in a library book.
- Greet a stranger every now and again.
- Give a small unexpected gift.
- Sit with someone who is eating alone.
- Plant a tree.
- Let someone take your parking spot.
- Tell a stranger in the dressing room that they look great.
- Offer to take pictures of tourists.
- Buy coffee for a stranger.
- Help an elderly person to cross the street.
- Bake a treat for someone.
- Offer a ride to someone who is carless.
- Return someone's trolley at the shop.
- Pick up any litter that you see.
- Like a selfie on Instagram (even the selfie-haters out there).
- If you use the last piece of toilet paper on the roll in a public bathroom warn the person next in the row.
- Compliment an older person's outfit.
- Greet the strangers in the elevator
- Compliment a parent on how well-behaved their children are.
- Give your grandparents a call.
- Relay an overheard compliment.
- Say thank you to the public servants.
- Buy a security guard a hot cup of coffee, its a tough job especially in winter!
- Make two lunches and give one away.
- Be kind to the customer services rep on the phone!
- Say yes when asked to donate R2 at KFC.
- Tell your siblings you appreciate them.
- Adopt a rescue pet and tell dad when it's already too late.
- Donate your old glasses so that someone else can use them.
- Take a new mum diapers.
- Tape an R10 note onto a toy in a toy store.
- Hand out stickers to children in the mall.
- Say a prayer for someone.
- Give a family member a back rub.
- Sincerely compliment 5 people.
- Smile at EVERYONE.
- Tip the worker at the garage who cleans the bathrooms.
- Buy a dozen flowers and hand them out as the day goes on.
- Wave to the person in the car overtaking you.
- Tell a parent that their baby is beautiful.
- Write an old teacher to tell them what a large influence they have had on your life.
- Give the bank teller a chocolate.
- Challenge a friend to complete this list!
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