Random acts of kindness

To travel around the world and ask people, "If you could do one random act of kindness for anybody else in the world, what would it be?" I would then travel and fulfill this random act of kindness to another stranger and continue the cycle.

The powerful message coined by peace activist Anne Herbert, "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty," has spread like wildfire across America and the World, and has inspired movies such as Pay it Forward, Amelie, and even the "Free Hugs Campaign" on YouTube.

In this individualistic and self-centered world, people have become suspicious of one another and have become turned-off by the idea of helping one another for no personal or material gain. Furthermore, people don't believe that they can make a difference or an impact in this world as they have been disillusioned by the idea that their one vote in an election or donation of a dollar can make any difference. They believe that they have to either find a cure to a disease or donate a million dollars to change the world. However, one little act of kindness can change the world by spreading love to the lives of others, which can multiply and spread almost infinitely.

My dream photo assignment would be to travel the world and ask strangers: "If you could do one random act of kindness for anybody else in the world, what would it be?" I would then take a picture of the person and then travel to a random spot on the globe and do that act of kindness for another random stranger. I would show that stranger a picture of the initial stranger and then do a random act of kindness for him or her. To show proof of that random act of kindness being fulfilled, I would take a picture of it. After doing so, I would then ask that person what act of random kindness he or she would like to spread to another stranger. I would then continue this cycle until I have exhausted my funds and resources and open up a gallery to show and explain this concept.

The gallery would have the pictures of all the strangers and their random act of kindness printed on the walls as well as the photographic proof. The gallery would have all the pictures lined up, encircling the gallery, and ultimately making a "circle chain" to show how people from all different walks of life who are total strangers have affected another's life through a simple and random act of kindness. Hopefully, this gallery could help inspire people to do these little small acts of kindness to one another and change the world one person at a time.