We have been having a debate in our household this week.
The debate centers around the 26 Acts of Kindness movement started by the tweet of news correspondent Ann Curry. I suspect most of you have heard of it by now. I hope many of you have participated in your own way. If you don't know about this, check out #26Acts on Twitter.
The debate we have been having is not anything about the value of doing random acts or paying it forward. We are all in favor of that. We have practiced it from time to time.
Rather, some in my family feel that by tweeting or blogging about the random acts you do, you take away the randomness of the act. By publicly declaring that you did an anonymous good deed, some of my family members feel, it is no longer anonymous and is no longer just about the good deed.
Does publicly announcing that you have done a philanthropic deed diminish the value of that deed? Or does it help to magnify it by inspiring others? Does it make an act of kindness smaller or larger?
I prefer to believe in the altruism of people and the value of publicity. I prefer to think that by sharing the random acts you have done or you have experienced, you help get others thinking about how they could do the same. You show, by example, the awesome impact even the smallest random act of kindness can have.
That is how I prefer to think of it. What do you think?
The act remains very positive. However, I agree that the motive behind said act may not completely altruistic.
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