Today at work, a stranger handed me this note. Completely out of the blue. What a beautiful spirit. They say "be kind, for everybody is suffering" And I wonder, did he know?
I always think to one of my favourite plays, A Streetcar Named Desire, in one of my favourite scenes, Blanche's final words in the play; "I've always depended on the kindness of strangers" and we do, don't we?
We all start as strangers, each and everyone of us. Circumstance and situations lead us to become something more. But each and every stranger we encounter has their own life, their own world, their own belief system, their own struggles. Maybe just a friendly smile could be the only smile, the only light they see that day. Isn't it just nice to bring a little bit of happiness to somebody, whether you know them or not?
Kindness is underrated.
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