Olds and Kindness.

The truth is, I'm bored of the news. It's all become olds. In fact, it's always been olds. We've heard enough about the current financial climate and Politician's money to predict the progress of both for the next few weeks at least.
But really, I've noticed that the newspapers, especially local gazettes and village newsletters, only tell you about what you already know. A rundown of the music festivals, and a comentary on how terrible the floods have been would be sincerely interesting to me, had i not experienced them first hand. Along with the rest of the county.

I've also noticed that Newspapers tend to contain three things. They contain:
- Things that people are interested in
- Human interest stories
- and things that are in the public interest

The first of these is pretty self-explanatory, it's what people are interested in. The second is things that are interesting to humans, naturally gossip and such things.
The third, interestingly, are the things that no one is interested in.

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Is it wrong to dream of a world, where people are unchained from the shackles of a melencholy, solitary existence; no longer moving from A to B without so much as a smile at one of the 6 billion people we share the planet with?

It'd be nice to be able to step onto a train, and say good morning the the person stood opposite you, or offer a sweet to the man who kindly allows you to sit next to him, without being considered a wierdo.

It'd also be nice for people to be nicer to one another, helping out to make someone's day a little easier. For example, helping a mother off a train with her child's push chair, or opening a door for someone carrying a heavy load.

Sometimes, it may be good to go out of your way. Buy a take-away coffee for the big issue seller, stood out in the pouring rain. Perhaps even go and talk to him. You never know, you may just make his day.

This is an initiative called "Acts of kindness". Even a tiny thing like a smile in the right place can improve a person's mood and even their whole day tenfold.

Do it! :)

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