For this exercise, I decided to approach five people who I walked by in the airport (I was traveling this past Friday). I felt like this would be the best place to find busy people on a mission to their destinations who probably didn't want to be bothered. I honestly predicted that everyone would be in a hurry, wouldn't take me seriously, and therefore decline my offer. Nonetheless, I was open to seeing what would happen, and I actually found that people were very friendly!
To every person I stopped, I introduced myself and said, "Today I just wanted to do something nice for someone, and I would like to offer you this dollar." Three out of the five people I talked to (who were all around my age) gave me a big smile, took the dollar, and graciously thanked me for my offer! The other two people I approached were both older, and each of them said something along the lines of, "thank you, sweetie but I want you to keep it." Everyone was very kind and polite, and it made me happy to make others happy! So three out of five dollars were delivered that day! :)
At the airport I discovered there was not enough data on my phone to conduct video recordings...I tried deleting a lot of my pictures to clear up some storage space, but I still recieved the error message. I wish I could have recorded my conversations because everyone was very friendly! I certainly learned that having an open mind can have a positive impact on your daily encounters.
Analeis,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your experience. Such a shame that you couldn't record and didn't have data. Nevertheless, I'm glad this was a positive experience for you. This exercise is meant to make you feel better about yourself. There has actually ben a study about this where people who used money for others rather than themselves were ranked as happier people. Unfortunately for me the whole things was kind of awkward. You can see what I mean : kevinramos910.blogspot.com