Not too long ago our youth group at church decided to spend a day in our community doing random acts of kindness. They did all sorts of things, like hand out water to workers on a construction site, offer to wash car windows or check tire pressure at gas stations (after asking permission from the manager), clean up an old city cemetery, and more. They did not even give out information about the church, they wanted to do something good without expectation of reciprocation of any kind.
It was an eye-opener to the kids. The primary response to the young people, at least the initial response, was mistrust. Folks were either afraid of the kids or thought there was some scam involved. Most often the recipients of the RAK were able to loosen up and accept the kindness, but some completely refused.
Does that say something about our society, teens, or just our town?
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2 comments:
It seems to me that in two short paragraphs, you have spoken volumes about all three.
I think Pinhole is on to something!
That's a great activity, getting the kids to do something without any expectation of something in return.
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