Are we still kind to each other?

25/09/2011 by Christophe.

I read a very interesting article in a Sunday paper about Emily Dugan who decided to cross England from the south (Land’s End) to the North (John O’Groats)… Nothing extraordinary so far.

But, she decided to hitch-hike all the way. Is she fearless?

75% of females say they have never hitch-hiked compared to 54% of males.

She was apparently very conscious of the situations she could have encountered, but 30 hours later, she reached her destination and said:

‘All I can go on are my own figures: 12 lifts, 12 very kind people and 12 reasons to think strangers aren’t necessarily the bogeyman.’

Since I’ve read this story, I keep thinking that we might be living our life being afraid of the ‘bogeyman’ and we might have forgotten that there is a vast quantity of ‘very kind people’ around us, in our neighbourhood, in our community …

I wonder what life could be like if we start appreciating, recognising, sharing, and living with all these kinds of people… How would it change the community spirit? How much would it give us a sense of belonging? And quite simply, what would happen if we were kinder to others?

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