Comments on: Go! Share Your Acts of Kindness

By: Jim & Em

Jim & Em — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:42:38 +0000

Agreed but what is the flower without the thorn,

Ouch - theres another one - the joys of duality!

By: Fertile Fish

Fertile Fish — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:55:30 +0000

I’ll bet he got a lot out of it for himself in a personal way……….

By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:19:15 +0000

good for you Zack and I bet you get a lot out of it for yourself in a personal way
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By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:07:02 +0000

You’re right Jim. Interesting point that maybe it’s a better place because of that disaster. No-one is untouchable and never having been to NY myself, it’s only what I hear and read about that I can gather the information. One of my closest girlfriends was only 5km away in Manhattan at the time of the attacks and she even changed. After living there for 6 years, her attitude was completely different upon her return to when she left Oz.

I believe that the city did pull together but not only NY, it did have a global affect as people were more conscious of “who knows what will happen tomorrow!!” I think the moral of the story is to live today as if it was the last day of your life… every day should be an adventure and being the best we can be.

It’s good to be back in the garden… in amongst the flowers and the thorns… if only the thorns would grow up a bit (see below)

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By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:57:01 +0000

I can relate to the sickening feeling you get when no-one else seems willing to help out. People are people no matter if they have all their faculties or not… and elderly people are no different. I always think of my grandparents who are all gone now, but when they needed help, someone was always there for them. I do hope she is okay and in a shelter somewhere.

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By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:50:50 +0000

I read this article you wrote Arvind, loved it and great advice too
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By: Simple Zack

Simple Zack — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:06:50 +0000

to help out….

By: Simple Zack

Simple Zack — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:06:20 +0000

By: Jim & Em

Jim & Em — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:16:49 +0000

Oh dear….

Fish + Urban = trouble.

‘Run away, run away’

By: Urban Pagan

Urban Pagan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:03:08 +0000

Swag.

Surely?

Very lucrative for a few down there I believe.

By: Fertile Fish

Fertile Fish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:32:52 +0000

Then what on earth did you volunteer for?

By: Simple Zack

Simple Zack — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:28:05 +0000

hotel? allowance? days off? none

By: Fertile Fish

Fertile Fish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:43:49 +0000

snigger snigger snigger snigger

By: Fertile Fish

Fertile Fish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:40:35 +0000

And how many days off school to go shopping (I’d spend it drinkng by the way) with an hotel allowance did you get for that?

By: Urban Pagan

Urban Pagan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:18:29 +0000

Well done Arvind

sounds like you are quids in with the nut-job one.

was she worth a game? I reckon its a no-brainer- get her out for a drink and fill your boots. she’s clearly vulnerable so will be glad of the attention- hence very easy to train

By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:34:29 +0000

speechless and vomiting….

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By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:33:26 +0000

I guess because it’s so expensive to be educated over there, any thing like this that students can latch onto they will. If they see an opportunity, why not and they do do something for charity in the process… don’t they?

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By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:13:37 +0000

That’s a beautiful story Arvind! I will certainly use it in my ebook and send you a copy. It’s amazing how one kind gesture can change someone’s outlook and then go on to offer to help at the Nirvana School! I appreciate this and will let you all know when it’s done… I’m planning for July so keep an eye out.

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By: Urban Pagan

Urban Pagan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:12:15 +0000

only last weekend I performed an act of kindness.

A mate of mine had nicked 8 staffy puppies and was only able to sell 4 of them to some teenage lads. the other 4 he neiter wanted nor was willing to keep. I took them off his hands and rather than starve them to death I did the right thing and drowned them all. I’ll admit the first 2 took some killing but the last 2 were easy.

as ever, here to help

By: arvind

arvind — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:50:43 +0000

Oops!

The url for Nirvana School is http://www.NirvanaSchool.org, and not http://www.NirvanaSchool.com

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By: arvind

arvind — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:34:12 +0000

Also, Ange, I wrote about random acts of kindness on my blog a while ago with lots of suggested ideas on how to bring about more kindness in our daily lives:-

http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2007/01/31/carry-out-randoms-acts-of-kindness-daily/

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By: Jim & Em

Jim & Em — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:18:58 +0000

Hey MIKE / ANGE,

Jim here & Post 911 I was in New York and spent some time with a girl from the Red Cross….it was early December and the fire deep down was still smouldering almost 3 months on.

‘This is such a blast, this City’ She shrieked.

‘It doesn’t upset you then, all this 911 destruction?’ I asked

‘ Hell no - a group of us from college line ourselves up to support the next disaster as we get days off to go shopping with a hotel allowance and all our meals included’

OUCH.

This isn’t a generalisation but it does go on!

By: Jim & Em

Jim & Em — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:13:57 +0000

LOL Moooog!

By: Jim & Em

Jim & Em — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:13:24 +0000

Hi Ange,

Jim here wondering if there is there such a thing as a really altruistic act?

There’s great examples above of flower folk giving back and giving up the most valuable commodity we have - TIME!

Just offering a flip side having ran London, New York and Dubai marathons for ‘charity’, climbed Kilimanjaro, met the Save the children (post tsunami in Sri Lanka) and cycled from Bangkok to Cambodia. Yes it was all for ‘charity’ BUT I benefited massively as the trips were free and I did something I enjoyed…nothing wrong with either or course!

Giving these people the time of day is often the key.

Yes 911 was shocking but NY is a different and arguably a better place - just hold that thought a second - a better place because of that disaster? The spirit, soul and rough edges of New York as humanity pulled together.

Your post has got us thinking - in itself an act of random kindness.

Thanks Ange, great to have you back in the garden.

Free group hugs all round.

By: Buzzing with Ange

Buzzing with Ange — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:31:44 +0000

It’s just a word really and you can interpret it anyway you want to… it doesn’t make me feel like I sacrifice anything because like you, I feel the satisfaction that comes from helping others… love, compassion and generosity are all valid when it comes to doing something “nice” for a fellow human being! I only ever get the guilt trip when I may have been asked to do something that I cannot do and then that’s a different thing, but it certainly does not come from missing an opportunity to help out off my own back! I am always humbled when someone writes me kind word of thanks and I do appreciate them….. and as for heaven… lol… how do you classify heaven? Curious

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