For my final random act of kindness, I was at the grocery store, and I saw a worker trying to lift almost 10 cereal boxes at once to put them in a shelf. He kept dropping the boxes, so I went over to help him. I did this because I know that he works hard even when he’s not stocking the shelves, and if he kept dropping them, he would get quite frustrated. It made me feel proud that I helped someone else do their job so that they can go on with their usual routine. I think that he felt lucky that he got some help to hold all of the boxes.

For my fourth act of random kindness, I helped Kian with his cardboard ADST project, because it would break after using it for a few minutes, so I stood next to his project to fix it whenever it broke. My project was next to his so I could monitor both mine and his project. I did this because I didn’t want to force him to just stay at his project, he could try other people’s projects. Sebastian M would come and take my place so that I could roam around and play other student’s projects, which I appreciated a lot. It made me feel good, and I know that good is a vague word, but it describes overall how I felt about it. I felt good as in proud of myself, happy for Kian, and thankful for Sebastian. I think that it made Kian feel lucky that he could try other people’s projects.

For my third act of kindness, I helped someone in my robotics class with their robot, because he has been trying to make it work for the past three weeks. He got quite upset about it, so I went over to help him. When it was fixed, he was really happy and his robot worked fine. I did this because I felt bad that his robot wasn’t working. It made me feel happy that his robot would finally work, and I think that he felt grateful that someone else helped him with his robot.

For my second act of kindness, I helped Farsan clean up his pencil case in the hallway because he dropped it. We were on the way to LA, and the class was going to start soon, and I didn’t want him to walk into the classroom when everyone else is sitting down, so I helped him get his things into his pencil case and we both walked into the classroom. This made me feel happy because I knew that Farsan would go into the classroom like everyone else. I think that it made him relived, as he wouldn’t have to walk into a classroom full of people staring at him as he sits down at his desk. I did this because I didn’t want him to feel embarrassed, and it would make his day a little bit better.

For my first act of kindness, my mom was sick over the long weekend and had to stay in bed the whole time. On Friday night, my dad had to work late on that day, and my mom was still sick. I didn’t want her to have to make dinner, so I made a carbonara for her, my brother, and myself. It made me feel really proud because I was helping her get better. I think that she felt relieved to not have to make dinner for my brother and me.

Two by Kathryn Otoshi is an amazing picture book about friendship. The story is about two numbers, 1 and 2. They are inseparable, and they are best friends. Then, Three comes along and tells One that the odds are better. One starts to hang out with Three more than Two, and she feels left out. The other even numbers 4, 6, and 8 befriend Two and they tell her that evens are better. The story then turns into a odds versus evens argument, and Two is torn. She knows that she and One have been best friends for a very long time, but she also doesn’t like how One ditched Two to hang out with Three. Two talks to Zero about her problem, and decides to tell all of the numbers about it. She tells Three how she feels, and Three apologizes for not sharing One with Two. This story has a very meaningful message, that you can’t hold onto someone forever, they’re going to make new friends, and instead of fighting that decision, support it. Overall, this was a wonderful book, and I really enjoyed reading it.