Simple Act Of Kindness

Simple Act Of Kindness

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The greatest gift one can give is a simple act of kindness the kind that leaves an everlasting impression on an individual there's a story of a very shy young man who was lacking in self-confidence and the one outlet that would help him clear his worried thoughts was the game of basketball late at night after chores and homework he'd head down to the local school and play on a rusty old rim until the janitor turned the lights out from inside the classroom that helped light the court at school during lunch you could find him playing on the gymnasium side court watching the full court action from a distance one day during lunch he caught the attention of an assistant coach of the varsity basketball team the coach admired his talent but never saw him play a full pickup game he could tell that his shyness limited his exposure and drained his courage to step out onto the court the coach knew that he would need a push if anyone was truly going to see his talents on display he took the young boy under his wing and helped train him every day after school every day of training added to the boy's abilities then the day came when he worked up the courage to play on the big court he did so well that he found himself gaining the respect of the other players and started forming relationships.

The next year the coach encouraged him to try out for the team and with his newly discovered courage, he decided to give it a go the next two years he found himself becoming the starting point guard and with back to back winning seasons years later the young man found a new passion and became a teacher during his summer break while walking through a quiet park he looked over and found a young boy sitting on a bench next to the basketball court with a ball in one hand and his head slumped in another as he looked around the court he saw that no recreational activities were going on then he looked back at the young boy and it reminded him of himself that same shy young boy confused and alone he started to think about his coach and the selfless acts that helped leave the everlasting impression on him and without that simple act of kindness.

He may have never experienced the extraordinary bond between him and his teammates so he decided to do something about it the next summer he became the wreck leader of the park he created a safe community for young kids to get away from the fears and insecurities that plagued them he wanted to help free them from their concerns create a place to meet new friends and gain the confidence needed to take on new challenges this man's courage to create change was paid forward from another one act of kindness could create a chain reaction that could expand growth in unity sometimes small acts of kindness make life-changing experiences that could change someone's life and that life, in turn, could change another you.