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This is the best news story I've read all week:

'Pay It Forward' in real life

It really is great when you hear about things like this. I've heard many other ways in which this kind of thing is done, such as leaving a pound coin on a street for somebody to find, letting somebody ahead of you in a supermarket just 'because' and giving complete strangers a compliment and then simply walking on.

This story led me to this website: HelpOthers.org which is a simple page with many stories of genuine kindness on. Sure, some of it is clearly an exercise in creative writing, but think about it. Just because the message doesn't come from a real source, does it make the meaning any less worthy? I for one think not.

In times like these, we have newspapers and websites and TV channels that try to turn everything into something watchable, so the less shocking items take a back seat. I want this trend to change [As does this show Newswipe produced and presented by Charlie Brooker, a genuinely brilliant man] and to stop news channels monopolising our opinions.

One of the ways of doing this is simply being nicer. You can surely spare a couple of pounds now and then, can't you? And you at the very least get a nice anecdote to share with your friends out of it and a feeling of good in your heart. You might think this is a pointless exercise, because the already nice people won't turn nasty if they don't do it and the horrible people won't suddenly don a halo, but by at least tilting the balance a little more to 'kindness' side it will help in the long run. I think.

N.B: I finished the title sequence! I've gotten feedback from a few friends and family and they really like it, which I can only feel relieved at. Also, the previous blog broke the record for most number of posts in a year! Considering I have also posted a couple of entries on my related blogs this is a good year for me, and I hope this commitment of mine will last for a lot longer :)