World Day of Kindness is celebrated on November13th each year. The idea behind this event is that we should all try to be kinder to other people in our lives.
Every morning we wake up thinking that today is the day we make a difference and then the thought subsides with the weight of our daily commitments. Extending kindness and dedication isn’t something easy. We all lead busy lives, juggling between work, family and friends with no time at all for ourselves. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t want to give back to the society or involve in acts of kindness.
An innate drive to be humane and compassionate towards others is simple and fulfilling. With a small gesture of asking the waiter about their day, holding the elevator for that rushing person, helping an old man carry his grocery to the car, supporting a local business, petting stray animals, offering a listening ear to somebody, helping an underprivileged person, making somebody smile, one can make a difference by all such small but significant acts.
The smallest of deed and the biggest of help of one’s capacity can make the world a brighter and a better place for everybody. Let’s not let the lack of time take away from the calls of our big heart this World Day of Kindness 2022!
How did World Day of Kindess start?
World Day of Kindness 2022 is celebrated globally on 13th November every year. World Day of Kindness 2022 was first celebrated in Tokyo in 1998 promoted by the World Kindness Movement.
Kindness Movement held a conference in mid -1990s where a range of institutions and associations based in countries including Australia, Thailand, the United States, and the United Kingdom were brought together because of their dedication to promote kindness in society.
Following which in 1997, at the Tokyo conference, Japan brought together various organizations working on the cause of kindness around the world stating their pledge “together to build a kinder and more compassionate world.” In the pursuit of the same, in 1998, they observed 13th November as the World Day of Kindness.
Who started World Day of Kindness?
The purpose of World Day of Kindness 2022 is detailed by the World Kindness Movement “to highlight and encourage good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.” World Day of Kindness 2022 is a reminder for everyone that even simplest acts of kindness have power and that together we can all contribute and make the world a kinder place.
Though the day is not officially recognized by the United Nations, yet it is a day celebrated yearly when groups and individuals far and wide act kindly and spread kindness whether at home, school, work place or in public. One can help their mother at home with her regular chores, guide their younger siblings with their school or college projects, be kind towards the environment by planting trees and caring for the trees thus planted, are all gestures of goodwill and kindness.
How is World Day of Kindness Celebrated?
Give back to your community
A tangible way to celebrate this occasion is by sharing kindness and blessings with the people in need. One of the various non-profit organizations, Wishes and Blessings, a Delhi-based NGO, works on several causes such as providing education to the underprivileged children, providing the required nutrition to those in need through cooked food and ration; and providing a home full of love and care to the abandoned and neglected elderly. The organization pledges to bring hope and spread happiness in the lives of the underprivileged and homeless.
The Wishes and Blessings’ Sponsor A Childhood Programme aims to uplift the underprivileged children by providing holistic support which includes education, food, health care, basic needs for their development in order for them to make their futures brighter.
Spread kindness around the world
A small step forward could be a small pledge to stop one of their harmful habits such as to stop smoking or gambling. On this day, some involve to promote human rights, such as fighting violence against children. Others volunteer or contribute in their local communities or non-profits.
Food is not a luxury but a basic necessity. To ensure this, Daily Meals Programme – an initiative of Wishes and Blessings, has pledged to fight against hunger by providing nutritious meals and ration to those lesser privileged 3 times a day across 6 states in India.
Share kindness with others
With age the need for love and care increases, Wishes and Blessings’ old age home, Mann Ka Tilak is an initiative dedicated to assisting and caring for the abandoned elderly to help them age gracefully. Engagement and participation towards any of these causes would not just spread happiness but transform the lives of the lesser privileged
Let’s celebrate the World Day of Kindness 2022 by pledging to engage in at least one act of kindness to benefit or support those in need. Only if all of us decide to do our part, the world will change with one kind act at a time!
One can choose Wishes and Blessings to support the underprivileged through its causes.
As the theme of World Day of Kindness 2022 is Be kind whenever possible, choose kindness today and every day and experience the joy of sharing happiness just because you can!
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