Readers react to random acts




Your opinion column on random acts of kindness brought mist to my eyes. For a number of years, I had the message “Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty” on a bumper sticker on my car.

I very reluctantly removed it when it seemed that, with the rapid increase of violence, I was the only fool left.

Largely thanks to the media, we have become so desensitized to violence that our innate ability to love and care about others needs urgent renewal, support and strength with others also wanting to share this loving philosophy and way of life.

Random acts of kindness are, indeed, the way to reach out and connect with the best in others. Try it! It’s contagious! It’s selfrewarding!

Now if I could only get a hold of another of those bumper stickers!

Sheila Rosenthal
Calabasas

I wanted to say Merry Christmas/ Happy New Year and thank you to The Acorn editor for suggesting that we in the community perform a random act of kindness “for no other reason than to make (someone’s) life a little merrier.”

On Dec. 13, I was in the drivethru line of Jack in the Box on Moorpark Road, bogged down a bit with worries of my dad’s prolonged hospitalization.

As I handed over my credit card to pay for my lunch, you can imagine my surprise when the gal at the window gave it straight back to me and said that a sweet lady from the car in front of me had already paid with a “Merry Christmas.”

What a kind and welcome gesture. It really lifted my spirits.

And yes, in case you’re wondering, I handed back the credit card and paid for the unsuspecting gentleman in the van behind me, with my own smile and “Merry Christmas” wish. Pass it on!

Lisa Shaffer
Newbury Park



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