A Small Act of Kindness
En kort reflekterende dagbok om å gi fra seg en busssete og merke hvordan ett lite valg kan reise.
A Small Act of Kindness diary example
Tuesday night
The bus was crowded after work. At the next stop, an older man got on with two heavy shopping bags. There were no empty seats, so I stood up and offered him mine. He smiled and thanked me.
A few minutes later, a mother got on with a sleeping child. The older man moved one of his bags and made space for her beside him. It was such a small thing, but I liked watching it happen.
I sometimes think kindness needs to be big or special. Today it was just one seat, then half a seat. Maybe that is how it usually works. Someone makes a little room, and another person sees it. I came home in a better mood than usual.
Ord å huske
Nyttig vokabular
crowded
full av mennesker
The bus was crowded after work.offer
si at du er villig til å gi noe
I offered him my seat.make space
flytte slik at det blir plass til noen eller noe
He made space for the mother.Se under panseret
Hvorfor dette innlegget fungerer
“Got on” er naturlig for busser og tog
Bruk get on for en buss, tog eller fly; bruk get into for en bil eller taxi.
Et konkret detalj kan bære budskapet
“One seat, then half a seat” forklarer ideen om vennlighet mer naturlig enn en lang generell uttalelse.
Skriv ditt nå
Bruk samme format, ikke samme historie.
- Hvilken liten vennlig ting så du nylig?
- Hvordan reagerte den andre personen?
- Endret det humøret ditt?