Act of Random Kindess

The second time na napanood ko ang movie na Evan Almighty, this time with my two year old pamangkin. Alam nyo naman ang mga bata matanong (wag kayo magtaka kung dalawang taon palang ang pamangkin ko eh ganyan na yan, bibo yan!), dami nyang tanong sa akin about sa pinapanood namin. Namalayan ko nalang na habang sinasagot ko mga tanong nya, natututo ako, unti unti kong naiintindihan yung pinapanood ko, yung lesson na matututunan dito. Honestly, nung first time kong pinanood kasi to, di ko na gets, medyo na kornihan ako, dahil siguro nag expect ako na mas maganda to sa Bruce Almighty, well in-fact dapat yung lesson ang tinitignan ko, w/c is magkaiba sa dalawang pelikulang ito.



It hit me bigtime dun sa last part, where nagusap si Evan at God (oo, 2nd time ko na pinanood to, pero ngayon ko lang talaga sya naintindihan.. pake nyo ba!?)

God: How do we change the world?
Evan Baxter: One single act of random kindness at a time.
God: [spoken while writing A-R-K on ground with a stick] One Act, of, Random, Kindness.

Ayos sa lines noh? Ahahah!! Ayos talaga.

Act of Random Kindess.. ano ba ibig sabihin nito?
Sabi ni Pareng Wikipedia : A random act of kindness is a purportedly selfless act performed by a person or persons wishing to either assist or cheer up an individual or in some cases even an animal. There will generally be no reason other than to make people smile, or be happier. Either spontaneous or planned in advance, random acts of kindness are encouraged by various communities.

Gusto ba natin mabago ang mundo ngayon? As in ngayon na? Seriously. Gaano kadalas nating mapadaan ang araw forgetting such a simple and pure act? To reach out to the world around us and start a chain reaction that will have implications far beyond our imagination.

Gaano ba kasimple to? It's almost as simple as breathing if done correctly. Every encounter we have throughout our day is an opportunity para mapractice ang act na tulad nito. In every encounter we can find some way to love the individual in front of us.

Practice gratitude for the service they provide, makipagtawanan and cheer someone who may be having a difficult time that day. Just love them purely as a fellow human occupying a similar space in our world and doing their part to contribute whatever it is that they do.

Take a moment to observe, take a deep breath and just think kind and loving thoughts toward the person in front of us. If we had any idea of where they had been and what they are currently facing, we would probably feel a more pure sense of compassion.

Lahat naman ng tao dumadaan sa kalungkutan, a bad day at work, nag-away kayo ng bf/gf mo, napagalitan ka ng parents mo, inindyan ka ng ka-meet mo. Our day isn't going so well and the world seems to be conspiring against us.

How does it feel when someone we don't know casts a pleasant smile in our direction, picks up something we dropped, or lends a hand wherever our need may be? Diba, iba ang pakiramdam ng ganon? How different does it feel if they scorn in judgment as they can sense our surly mood? If we put our judgments aside, who knows, the person we're looking at might just change their tone for the next person they face, and well, it could continue on from there. If we practice gratitude and forgiveness it will reinforce the positive and return more of the same to us.

What if today we all decided to hug our parents, yung mga kaibigan natin, yung kajowaan natin and tell them we love them? What if we say "I'm sorry" to someone we've offended? What if...?

Lets live our life to the fullest and be grateful for every day, and siguro malaking pagbabago ang mararamdaman mo sa buhay mo. Hindi lang naman ikaw ang malungkot, di lang naman ikaw ang walang trabaho, walang jowa. Live your life to someone, share smile, laughter. Sobrang nakakagaan ng kalooban, and at the same time nakakapagpasaya ka ng kapwa mo.