December 14: Mumbai: Random Acts of Kindness
Some of us have decided to start doing our collective acts of kindness this weekend i.e, on Sunday. Since you have expressed an interest in being a part of this initiative, you are receiving this email.
The recent terror attacks have provided the context for the RAK idea this week. While many have forged positive connections with others during this time of crisis, some have chosen to focus on the differences we have as people rather than on what is common. Would we stay silent if someone harms people close to us? But we do, when millions of others suffer great injustices. The reason we stay silent is because we haven’t taken the trouble to get to know them as people… as humans. They’re just numbers to us. And until they become human again to us, things are likely to carry on as before. So here’s the plan:
We meet this Sunday, the 14th, at Marine Drive (opp. Pizzeria and Not Just Jazz by the Bay… these are at the end of the road that leads from Churchgate Station to Marine Drive) at 5 pm. We can carry some tea with us if we like in a thermos flask and some glasses to drink out of. There will also be a few posters that a friend, Sachi, is making for us.
What we’re going to do:
We will pick our spots to sit on at Marine Drive and invite people around to join us in a conversation spiced up with some tea. 🙂 That’s it. A couple of hours of simple human reconnection with the people who share our city with us. We pass them everyday on our way to work, college, home, etc. Tomorrow we will say a warm hello to them, smile at them broadly… and invite them to become a part of our fast paced lives for an hour or two. Let’s try and get to know people who are not like us… the people who we would otherwise ignore. Call out to them, smile at them, wave at them… tell them what we’re doing and get to know something about them… where they come from, their aspirations and dreams, their difficulties, their inspirations… whatever they want to talk about! 🙂 Meet as strangers, and leave as friends. 🙂
Please call me on 98191 54365 anytime today or early tomorrow if you want to join in. You can email me as well but i will be able to respond only after 10 pm tonight. Hoping to see you there! 🙂
Love,
Vinod  Â
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