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Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity?
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Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity?


The other evening while I was at the corner store picking up some beer, a random drunk dude offered to buy my beer for me.  He was at least 55-65 years old.  I was purchasing a 12-pack of Heineken and some Four Lokos.  He actually bought my 12-pack and Four Lokos for me.  I told him he didn't have to, but he insisted.  When I tried to purchase some cigarettes, he bought those for me, too.  I tried to pay him back, but all he told me was to return the favor to the next person who I thought needed help. While I was talking to him, he completely ignored me and drove off.

I was completely amazed by such an act.  Has anyone ever experienced a similar act of random kindness?


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: kanglow]
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No. The world is against me

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: kanglow]
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he bought you liver damage and lung cancer..ya it was a good gesture but....ya


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: kanglow]
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He was drunk and he drove? That completely cancels out the random act of kindness IMO. That guy is a dickhead.

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Doctor_Dick]
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that's an awfully absurd and pessimistic point of view, especially on a drug forum in which i'd expect the greater population to live and breathe in the moment and not get their panties tangled in knots over substances.

that's pretty awesome kanglow.  i know i've had some similarly awesome things happen to me, but i'm gonna have to think on it for a while.  i just got that feeling though.  i'm sure at some point i've received an unwarranted random act of kindness.


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Doctor_Dick]
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yeah, they do.

i make it a point to stop for every broken car on the side of the road that I see, and do everything i can for them...

i hope that I instill hope in humanity in them.


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"in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption"

"People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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tiny_rabid_birds said:
that's an awfully absurd and pessimistic point of view, especially on a drug forum in which i'd expect the greater population to live and breathe in the moment and not get their panties tangled in knots over substances.

that's pretty awesome kanglow.  i know i've had some similarly awesome things happen to me, but i'm gonna have to think on it for a while.  i just got that feeling though.  i'm sure at some point i've received an unwarranted random act of kindness.



tiny_rabid_birds said:
that's an awfully absurd and pessimistic point of view, especially on a drug forum in which i'd expect the greater population to live and breathe in the moment and not get their panties tangled in knots over substances.

that's pretty awesome kanglow.  i know i've had some similarly awesome things happen to me, but i'm gonna have to think on it for a while.  i just got that feeling though.  i'm sure at some point i've received an unwarranted random act of kindness.



it just so happens that alcohol and cigarettes kill more people than pretty much anything else in the world, so i have a right to hate on it :mad:


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Doctor_Dick]
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sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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tiny_rabid_birds said:
sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.



i suppose, but i will never support alcohol or tobacco in any way shape or form sorry if you gotta live with it :shrug2:


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-Albert Hofmann

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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That's so cool. I've had people give me free drugs before at concerts and stuff, but never something like that.

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Solemente]
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There was this movie about doing good to a person and in return asking only to do good for 3 people in need and passing the message along.


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It could be worse. A woman could cut off your penis while you're sleeping and toss it out the window of a moving car.

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Doctor_Dick]
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Doctor_Dick said:
he bought you liver damage and lung cancer..ya it was a good gesture but....ya



:mad2:


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: FlickeryVision]
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the truth is hard


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: kaste]
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kaste said:
There was this movie about doing good to a person and in return asking only to do good for 3 people in need and passing the message along.



Pay it Forward. I try and help out when I can. I wish I helped out more though. I do small things all the time though. I'll always give a friend in need of bud some for free. I know they will pay it back and it helps them out.


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: kaste]
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kaste said:
There was this movie about doing good to a person and in return asking only to do good for 3 people in need and passing the message along.



I think that was Pay It Forward, with Kevin Spacy and maybe the 6th Sense kid?

I was in a ditch about 2 months ago and not one single truck drove by without stopping.  This was out in bumfuck nowhere too, people I'd usually dismiss as rednecks.  They got my friend and I out of the ditch.  Definitely a reminder that most people are not shitheads.


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Tript]
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Anyone know of a site that shows soup kitchen events and the like? I'd love to help out but don't know where to look. I was on some acid a few months back and I was in the city. It really got me down to see the Homeless in the same area as those who had so much.


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: kanglow]
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kanglow said:
Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity?



Yeah, but then the random acts of violence I perform tend to restore balance to the Force.  :cool:


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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tiny_rabid_birds said:
sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.



Most people on a "drug" forum such as this often have a better understanding of what they're putting into their body. Alcohol and tobacco are poison, and barely anybody realizes what they're doing to their own bodies when they ingest this stuff. Just because this is a drug forum doesn't mean that we all like ingesting as many chemicals as we can. I don't think very many people here do heroin or meth or crack, I believe we're a pretty responsible bunch. Most alcoholics die in their early 30's or 40's - :shrug: Not that I care what you do with your body, it's up to you, but don't say that most people are well informed of the risks, when they are clearly not. After people try mushrooms, they often quit drinking alcohol and tobacco, or at least from my experiences.


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koods said:
Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.

Life-long trip report

Edited by pfxtc (12/12/09 04:58 PM)

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: kanglow]
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kanglow said:
Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity?






No


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Lucidx]
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kanglow said:
Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity?




They destroyed mine b/c nobody ever passed it on or returned the favor. I used to go out of my way to help people, but now I'm a dick and it works out much better for me. :thumbup:

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: uber_aj]
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:sun::thumbup:


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: pfxtc]
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pfxtc said:
tiny_rabid_birds said:
sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.



Most people on a "drug" forum such as this often have a better understanding of what they're putting into their body. Alcohol and tobacco are poison, and barely anybody realizes what they're doing to their own bodies when they ingest this stuff. Just because this is a drug forum doesn't mean that we all like ingesting as many chemicals as we can. I don't think very many people here do heroin or meth or crack, I believe we're a pretty responsible bunch. Most alcoholics die in their early 30's or 40's - :shrug: Not that I care what you do with your body, it's up to you, but don't say that most people are well informed of the risks, when they are clearly not. After people try mushrooms, they often quit drinking alcohol and tobacco, or at least from my experiences.



getem!!

thats exactly right :thumbup:


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: pfxtc]
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pfxtc said:
tiny_rabid_birds said:
sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.



Most people on a "drug" forum such as this often have a better understanding of what they're putting into their body. Alcohol and tobacco are poison, and barely anybody realizes what they're doing to their own bodies when they ingest this stuff. Just because this is a drug forum doesn't mean that we all like ingesting as many chemicals as we can. I don't think very many people here do heroin or meth or crack, I believe we're a pretty responsible bunch. Most alcoholics die in their early 30's or 40's - :shrug: Not that I care what you do with your body, it's up to you, but don't say that most people are well informed of the risks, when they are clearly not. After people try mushrooms, they often quit drinking alcohol and tobacco, or at least from my experiences.



i never insinuated that most people here do either of those things.  i merely brought up the point of the forum as if to say here are people who understand it is the individual's right to do what s/he will do to his/her own body; here are people not so quick to judge.

i love your statistics of "most" alcoholics dying in by age 40 or whatever.  very scientific.  i'm totally convinced.  i happen to know my fair share of grandfatherly figures who enjoy their libations. 

i never said anything about alcoholics however in the first place.  you're exaggerating.  being hyperbolic.  you're taking the most extreme negative examples.  addicts.  or rather alcoholics.  who was talking about addicts?  are you calling the op an alcoholic just because he was drinking a few beers?  i rather enjoy alcohol.  but i enjoy it responsibly.  if you're going to judge on the responsible consumption of alcohol, then i suppose i was clearly wrong on my assumption that shroomerites as a whole are more open-minded and less judgmental.


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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ive had relatives die from both alcohol and cigarettes

damn them i say


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: Doctor_Dick]
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damn cigarettes and alcohol not the people i meant


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-Albert Hofmann

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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tiny_rabid_birds said:
pfxtc said:
tiny_rabid_birds said:
sure, in the long-term.  not everyone cares whether they die of lung cancer when they're like sixty or seventy.

and besides, we're all adults.  we're all well informed about the dangers of those substances.  adults who have weighed the costs and benefits make their decision to act according to their risk aversion and wont of living in the moment.

you're just coming across as a pisser of parades over a genuinely kind-hearted gesture.



Most people on a "drug" forum such as this often have a better understanding of what they're putting into their body. Alcohol and tobacco are poison, and barely anybody realizes what they're doing to their own bodies when they ingest this stuff. Just because this is a drug forum doesn't mean that we all like ingesting as many chemicals as we can. I don't think very many people here do heroin or meth or crack, I believe we're a pretty responsible bunch. Most alcoholics die in their early 30's or 40's - :shrug: Not that I care what you do with your body, it's up to you, but don't say that most people are well informed of the risks, when they are clearly not. After people try mushrooms, they often quit drinking alcohol and tobacco, or at least from my experiences.



i never insinuated that most people here do either of those things.  i merely brought up the point of the forum as if to say here are people who understand it is the individual's right to do what s/he will do to his/her own body; here are people not so quick to judge.

i love your statistics of "most" alcoholics dying in by age 40 or whatever.  very scientific.  i'm totally convinced.  i happen to know my fair share of grandfatherly figures who enjoy their libations. 

i never said anything about alcoholics however in the first place.  you're exaggerating.  being hyperbolic.  you're taking the most extreme negative examples.  addicts.  or rather alcoholics.  who was talking about addicts?  are you calling the op an alcoholic just because he was drinking a few beers?  i rather enjoy alcohol.  but i enjoy it responsibly.  if you're going to judge on the responsible consumption of alcohol, then i suppose i was clearly wrong on my assumption that shroomerites as a whole are more open-minded and less judgmental.



You're just stuck with some assumption that just because I say alcohol or tobacco is bad for you then I'm putting you down, which I'm not. It just seems like you're fooling yourself. I don't care either way.


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koods said:
Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.

Life-long trip report

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: pfxtc]
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How is he fooling himself if he knows the consequences of his own actions?  To some people the positive effects of a drug outweigh the negative effects. :shrug:

"There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation.  They pay this price for health.  And health is all they get for it.  How strange it is.  It is like paying out your whole fortune for a cow that has gone dry."
-Mark Twain


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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: deCypher]
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About a year back on my brothers birthday (which happened to be fathers day) we were eating breakfast and some lady came up and offered to buy our food and I insisted that she didn't have to and instead she sang my brother her own version of happy birthday with tons of love! haha. She sticks out most to me because she had absolutely to motive other than to be kind.

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Re: Do random acts of kindness restore your faith in humanity? [Re: dutchmasterr]
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Yes, random acts of kindness do restore my faith in Humanity. I have been on the receiving end a fair bit when i was hitch hiking and cycle touring.

One of the biggest random acts of kindness i've been offered, was a free burningman ticket from theMERRYiguana.

It should be noted though, that offering a random gift of kindness is often just as gratifying - I know sometimes when i've been broke, in debt, and soon to be laid off and i've whiped out the last $5 or $10 out of my wallet and given to someone who was in need.

(To the person asking about volunteering at soup kitchens - Just google "volunteering in **your city**"
and i bet you'll find something. I am also thinking about doing some hours at the local homeless shelter over the holidays (i've been trying to walk dogs at the SPCA, but they did a criminal record check and it's taking forever!!!))


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