Does Being Kind Help? My Journey In Philanthropy Says So

Ever wondered waking up, what is it that we can do in our life differently that brings up a smile, not only to our faces but to others! Here’s sharing the kindness regime!  A little to-do addition to your daily routine that will bring real joy. In a life where we think about self, our needs, our wants and wishes and of those very close to us, we miss out on the greatest joy, the joy of sharing and the happiness of compassion.

Incorporating kindness into our lives is the easiest way to reach the point said, with small thoughtful actions. Acts of kindness add to a positive and supportive environment by fostering connections and making a difference in both your life and those around us.

These acts need to come from a space where the person being served isn't made to feel underprivileged, they come from a thought process that “we serve because they deserve”.

How does the kindness regime help you?

When we talk about serving others, the most notable difference to know and learn is the difference between welfare and charity.

Charity when done, makes us happy, and proud of ourselves for having done something good, the act of welfare when done, makes both the doer and receiver feel happy. A kindness regime is an act of gratification, a giveback that we are meant to do in gratitude for being so able to be able to help, as freely as you receive it, as freely you give it.

This regime asks you to give time, your energy and then if required any resources.

Make the time to speak and ask, when you see them low.

You can take an hour out to teach the kids around you, some special skills, some language enhancement techniques.

You can gift not give when you receive something that you won't use.

A cup of tea when you see someone exhausted, a shared meal when you see someone hungry.

Keep bags filled with snacks in your car to give to the homeless, some clean clothes, some umbrellas in rainy weather, some water bottles in sunny weather, and some blankets in winter.

Some stationary for your helper’s kids, when you buy some for your kids, We don't even realise how quickly these small things become our habits, the good habits that we have inculcated and have the ability to pass on further to those around us.

A regime is routine, the way we do our meals, our workouts, our work, and drink our morning coffee every day, the same way start adding one act, one act of kindness, to the people, to the animals, to the environment whatever and whoever resonates to you do that and in no time, we would start the chain of giving, a chain that will be made of helping hands and someone out there would hold on to your hand so tightly like it's the hand of God and be grateful for you.

 Do this once and see, try it, simply not because someone said so but because you feel it, it's something you were meant to do.

The most beautiful feeling in life is the contentment of having served someone, that sleep at night when your head hits the pillow with your heart knowing you did something that made life a little better for someone else do it for that moment, do it for whatever joy you get by giving but do it because in our very busy lives we run and chase those very big things and milestones and miss out on all these little moments which added over time are bigger than those. 

Live a life for which people remember you for who you are and what you did and not for what you built and what wealth you created.

 “Seek the good & then share it ahead”

Dr Kanika Dewan is a philanthropist, motivational speaker and director at Shikhar Dhawan Foundation. Views expressed by the author are their own.