Kindness Starts With One®

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Do you have someone in your life who inspired you to be a better person? Did you witness an act of kindness that left an impression? Share your kindness story with the world.

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RAKtivist: Mallory

One afternoon, my friends and I were painting a banner for our high school homecoming in the hallway but kept having to go inside of the girl’s bathroom to wash off our messy brushes. I noticed a girl standing in the bathroom quietly sobbing to herself. Everyone kept passing this girl pretending she wasn't even there. I myself had spent several years of high school standing in bathrooms around the school crying because I was struggling with depression and anxiety. It triggered something deep within my heart as I saw some of myself in this girl. 

So, despite being a bit shy walking up to a stranger, I approached the girl and asked if she was okay, even though I knew she wasn't. She shook her head no and I told her that she wasn't alone and I would do anything she needed me to, to ease this pain she was in. The school day was almost over though and she had to catch her ride so I gave her my phone number and made her promise to text me that night so we could talk and so she wouldn't have to cope alone. We ended up texting most of the night and the next morning she told me had I not stopped and given her my time she probably would have gone through with her plan and committed suicide. I had no idea as we were standing in the bathroom that she was about ready to take her life and that an act that seemed so small to me made all the difference in her life. It made all those sayings about the power of kindness suddenly seem so true. That day reaffirmed my decision to find work in a field where I could help those struggling with mental illnesses. 

Today I am in the process of starting my own organization called Fight For Your Infinity to bring light to those who can't currently see it themselves. I will continue to fight for those suffering because nobody should ever feel like they aren't cared about. I care. And I will spend my entire life spreading that message. And to the girl in the bathroom, well she still has her life and I love seeing that she hasn't given up.

6 Comments

MARCH 11, 2018
this is beautiful; please continue to change lives, for you are a very caring person and will influence many more.

JANUARY 26, 2018
Spread the kindness

DECEMBER 11, 2017
you are amazing and please dont stop keep on saving lives

NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Thank you for your courage to step up & help a stranger in need.

OCTOBER 13, 2017
Thank you for helping her. Spread the kindness

MAY 4, 2017
This is an amazing, moving and, let's face it, everyday story. We all have the power to interact with people and don't need to be a highly trained counsellor to do so. We all know when an action is the right one and this was. I am leading a Café Church soon and will be telling this story as part of the service. I was already talking about kindness and this fits so well. So thank you for sharing and I am sure that what you did, in giving time and love, has made all the difference in this girl's life.

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