I really enjoy a little stroll in the evening and so do a lot of people in the neighborhood I live in. Over the past month, I have walked by more than 75 different people. Out of those 75 people, I was the initiator of a kind hello as I walked by with 75 of them. 47 of those I said hello to said hello back. Out of the 28 of the people who did not say anything back, 10 of them smiled. This left 18 people who did not respond.
I am that person who does say hello to everyone I walk by because I believe there is something so powerful about the "hello." I did this experiment because I wanted to know how many people I encounter in this small time of my day and how it was reciprocated. I know people can have a really bad day and do not want to interact with anyone, so I am not taking anyone not responding to me as a negative. What I am taking away from this is that saying hello will never be the wrong choice.
We need to normalize these tiny interactions with each other instead of being scared. We should not hold back because of the fear of not getting a hello or gesture back. We should be doing it to be kind and maybe being a bright spot in someones day. And we should never expect anything in return, this is not what kindness is all about.
#Inputs | #EmbraceTheHellYeah
~AE
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