"You are beautiful."

     As I was on my way home yesterday, standing on the hot, overcrowded bus, my mood was dampened by the outcome of the day. Everything I hoped would go well didn't. As I stood there, mumbling under my breath as the bus lurched, causing me to grab onto the nearest pole to keep myself from falling, I felt a rough texture under my hand, and as I looked to where I held on, I saw a written note, taped to the pole. "You are beautiful", was all it said. At that moment, I forgot about all the crap that happened so far that day and just smiled, for without even knowing it, some stranger made my day.

   Ask yourself, when was the last time you did a random act of kindness for someone? Whether it was paying for the guy behind you in line's coffee, randomly sticking a note in a library book for the next reader or just looking the cashier in the eye, smiling and said, "I hope you have a great day." Not a lot of us do anything like this, for we don't think it will make an impact on the other person... But in reality, we'd be surprised. Doing a selfless act of kindness for another human being is one of the most amazing things you, as an individual, can do... So next time you are sitting on a cramped bus, turn to your neighbour and ask them how their day is going. When someones hands are full, open the door for them, and when someone is having a rough day, be a shoulder for them to cry on. Never underestimate the power of an act of kindness for who knows, next time it could be your day that was made.

QOTB: Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.