Showing kindness without expecting anything in return is kindness in its purest form.
Experiencing the joy of giving is your reward, and even if no one ever knows what you have done, or the person you help doesn’t thank you, you will know that you made a difference in someone’s life. That really is all that matters.
‘There is something inside of me that doesn’t feel right if I don’t help when I know I can. If we are in a position to ease someone else’s suffering, I feel we should. Loneliness is at the heart of so much pain in life. Feeling alone, struggling day-to-day thinking nobody cares about you is mentally exhausting. We should all be helping each other to heal in these times of great need. Kindness and compassion is liberating, and friendship, love and understanding helps us all carry on in this crazy little thing called life.’
– A 52 Lives supporter who donated a car anonymously to a single mum and her son, who both had cancer
