Yesterday while walking down the hallway at the high school I was stopped mid stride by a young man who smiled and said hello then carried on his way. He does this every time I see him, every time we casually pass each other in the hallways he makes a point to let me know he noticed me. Now I know this boy, by saying that I mean I know his name and have gone to previous schoolings with him, but we are not friends, we don't chat continuously, or even at all save it those few seconds of 'Hello' and an occasional 'How are you?' any other time he may as well be a total stranger.
He is a charming kid, genuinely nice, good looking, an amazing singer, I have yet to meet anyone who knows him that doesn't like him. He goes out of his way to make life better for everyone around him. With gestures even as small as a friendly hello. Its incredible and inspring. It makes a very outward appearance of inward content with life. With those couple of seconds a day I feel like I really know him, not in the I know his favorite color but I know what kind of a person he is.
He is a good person who loves people and loves life.
He is so good and has shown me such kindness just by letting me know that I am important to him, enough to say hello to that it gets me wondering. Why isn't everyone like him? Are people naturally vain, jealous, and evil and people like him are the exception? The ones who rise above simple animalistic like instincts of dragging others down so you can stand taller. I feel like I would be a sad person if I had to view the world as primarily evil and filthy. I like to think that we are good, kind people and are corrupted when we allow things like vanity and jealousy and just plain evil infect our minds. Now if thats the case and we know that then why do so many of us give in to selfish, self pleasing ways? When one small act of kindness sets off such a chain reaction.
Its like KLM.
Why stop the movement? Why not start it?
He just got me thinking and gave me more hope that there are good people out there.
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