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     6 years ago  

    Hey there @lynncoyle1 how are you?
    Yeah, this is still a philosophy that I try to learn and follow but it's not in my nature, I have to be honest, I am still completely westernized even after 8 years of African life.

    The act of helping people in so many ways become a very selfish act, it releases endorphin, we tend to emphasize on that amazing act of generosity that we just did, we post about it, we take pictures to prove that we are not phonies, but the real act of kindness happen away from blogs and social media.
    They happen when nobody is watching and where it's really needed.

    Sometimes an act of kindness can be humiliating,The other day we were walking down the streets from the shop with the children (the middle and upper class drive cars, they never walk in South Africa, weird), and an old white lady stopped by with her car to try to give us apples...I know it's just a simple gesture...
    I kindly refused because you never know if they can be poisoned ( I kid you not), but most importantly we felt a little bit insulted with my wife, do we look like we can't afford an apple?
    We decided to let it go, but as you see, it's all about perspective...

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       6 years ago  

      I'm doing well, thank you! Took some time off, as you know, but I've got my head back on straight now :)

      but the real act of kindness happen away from blogs and social media.

      So true! The true testament of a person's character is what they're doing when no one is looking :)

      hahaha your story made me laugh actually ... but I know it's not really funny. It's like my friend, the first time she went to SAfrica, and she brought candy and junk food for the kids, but was so embarrassed and ashamed when she figured out that the kids she was seeing were scrambling for bread and real food because they were starving.

      Prospective.

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