Non-Random Acts of Kindness
I don’t know if you’ve seen it, it’s probably taken me a while since we hardly ever watch channel 9, but am I the only person who is annoyed by the new show “Random Acts fo Kindness”?
What’s random about it? The acts of kindness are only ever to those channel 9 think deserve it. Should we only show random acts of kindness to people we think deserve it? When going through a toll booth with a bit of extra change, do we check the person behind us is worthy before we pay their toll as well? Do we grill people before we bestow on them a gift?
I suppose the show wouldn’t have the same ring to it if it was called “Acts of Kindess to Those We Think Deserve It”. Or “See, Karma is Real!”.
So, is it just me?
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I’ve only seen one episode and I don’t like it either. Random acts of kindness is a great theory, but what they’re doing, apart from choosing their recipients, is way over the top. Acts of kindness, to me, should be simple, spur of the moment stuff. Certainly not something planned in advance costing thousands of dollars. I prefer my method. At the checkout occasionally people just don’t have that last 5 cent piece to pay for their groceries. If I know they’re going to start going through their bags looking for something to put back I’ll just pretend the coins in my hand add up correctly and let them go. I don’t do this too often of course, people would start taking advantage, but I know the few who are really struggling to manage until next pension day. At the end of my shift I’ll chuck a dollar or 50 cents in the till from my own pocket to make sure it’s balanced.
LOL I haven’t seen it, but I take your point. What do you think of ‘Acts of Kindness Chosen for Ratings Potential’? Catchy, isn’t it?
I haven’t even looked at it because there’s nothing random about television. I always found their home/garden makeovers to be contrived and sacharine so now way in hell do I want to torture myself with this latest bullshit.
I haven’t seen it, but I agree with you when you say that Random acts of kindness should be for everyone- those that deserve AND those that don’t.