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                                         The Door Stop

Topic: “Tell about a time you received or initiated a Random Act of Kindness.”

It’s not easy living in a world where hate has legs that rival Usain Bolt himself. There’s always something or someone that can hate or be hated. The world as we perceive it is as unapologetic as we ourselves are, and not many people have figured that out. If you want to help change the world for the better, it’s going to take more than one element to change an entire population’s mind, so why not start small?

Before I started college life, I proposed an experiment to myself: whenever I would see someone walking to a door, if possible, simply hold the door open for them to cross. No exceptions would be made in this experiment, whether I had nothing in my hands or I was carrying a truckload of groceries. I simply wanted to see if my positive influence would at least make someone happy. At first, the experiment seemed to be rather ineffective. Besides the small nod here and there, I had gotten no response from those whom I helped. Despite this, I kept going. I didn’t just help my student peers, but teachers and staff as well. Slowly, yet surely, I saw more smiles on more people’s faces. 

Cut to the present day, and I can safely assure you that this experiment has proved successful! I see people crack genuine smiles whenever they see me hold the door for them. These same people even hold the doors for me while unloading my groceries! All without us even knowing each other’s names! To those who want to make the world a better place, your change doesn’t have to be bombastic! It’s the little things that really help. You could throw someone’s trash away, help them across the street, or maybe even hold a door open for them…