Going through today’s paper I came across an interesting concept of Your Turn Now (YTN) which aims at spreading goodness. It’s about how when someone thanks you for some help, instead of just saying a welcome you also give them a YTN card and encourage them to do a good deed.
The article made me think that how most of us forget the little things in life these days. It’s very easy to get cynical and crib about how the world is becoming unhealthily competitive and not so nice to live in anymore. However, it’s even easier to just appreciate the little things in life and do little acts of kindness and politeness. Things like saying a thank you to the person who serves you food at home/restaurant, smiling at the acquaintances you pass by everyday or just listening/being there for a friend are little things that don’t take too much but might go a long way in making this world a better place to live in. It’s about pausing a bit in the daily fast paced schedules.
It’s very easy to get carried away in the flow of things but as a friend rightly said that it’s the journey and not the destination that matters in the end. In the quest to reach the destination we often forget the journey part. I think it’s worth pausing a bit and seeing where we are heading and in case I’m able to make a little bit of a difference, I think it would be a life well lived.
