If we all did one kind act every day, everyone would be able to live in an environment of love, respect and fairness. Many true stories have been told about how the power of kindness has improved people's lives. A police officer who revives a child after it stops breathing in the car with its mother, an organ donor who turns their fight with cancer into a loving gesture to prolong someone else's life. Random acts of kindness can cause ripples of change in the lives of those who receive them, as well as those who give them.
On World Kindness Day, which is observed annually on 13th November, you have the chance to make someone's life better through a simple act of kindness. Read on to learn how you can help to make this world a better place for all.
Who Started World Kindness Day?
The idea for World Kindness Day came from the World Kindness Movement, an international non-governmental organisation that was launched at a Tokyo conference in 1997. The World Kindness Movement is not affiliated with any religious or political movement and has 28 member nations working together to inspire everyone in the world to lead a life of kindness.
Members organise and participate in activities that promote kindness in their community every year. Acts of kindness involve giving your time, skills and resources in order to take care of others or improve their quality of life. World Kindness Day 2021 is your chance to change someone's life for the better.
How Can You Spread Kindness?
One way you can celebrate World Kindness Day 2021 is by doing something nice for someone else or mounting a kindness project for a specific person or charity group. Whether it's sending a handwritten note of gratitude to a friend, assisting a homeless person or sending a donation in someone's name, there are many ways you can show support for this day. Here are other kindness ideas whose positive power can change thousands of lives:
- Volunteer at a local charity or animal shelter
- Organize a fundraiser
- Put together a meal train for frontline workers and everyone else in need
- Spend the day taking care of an elderly person
- Sharing inspirational stories with people at a homeless shelter
While you are celebrating World Kindness Day 2021 by doing good deeds throughout the day, consider joining the World Kindness Movement as well. All it takes is one kind act to change someone's life and with just that one action, you will have helped make the world a more loving place.
World Kindness Day is a day for everyone to come together and show the world what it means to be kind. The act of kindness is not just beneficial to the person on the receiving end of a kind deed, but also to our own physical and mental wellbeing. Whether you’re a parent, teacher or natural health practitioner, teaching young people about the positive effects of kindness will empower them to develop the ability to take charge of their own health.
This year, individuals can do something nice for someone else by simply performing one good deed. There are many other opportunities for individuals to get involved with World Kindness Day 2021. If you would like more ideas on how to change a life in this meaningful event, you may head over to the official website of the World Kindness Movement.
