Mitzvah!

Date December 2, 2009

Upon further investigation I have a better explanation of what December’s NaBloPoMo theme is – MITZVAH.

According to Wikipedia (yeah, I know, shut up):

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The term mitzvah has also come to express an act of human kindness.

So there ya have it. We are to perform some sort of random act of human kindness (I know, right?) and then blog about it – EACH DAY. This is going to be a challenge for me and I don’t mean a challenge like having to run out to the store 10 miles away in cold, wet, rainy weather with the car running only on fumes of gasoline praying and hoping we will make it there and back because the only money I have left is enough for a half gallon of milk and the kids need it more than I need gas in the car. No, I mean this is REALLY going to be challenging because it means I will have to make a positive and sincere effort to think of/about someone else. Yeah.

So, what have I done today for someone else? What have I given them? What have I done for them? What sort of random act of human kindness have I performed today?

Well, my typical answer is going to be I gave up my time to cater to everyone else today. That is an easy way out, I know. While I reflect back over the activities of the day I realize I have been a bad mitzvah for I can’t find one single incident, one single shred of evidence, in which I have given anything nice of myself to help someone else.

Wow.

Wait. I gave a complete stranger one of my rare smiles today while walking down the hallway. That’s right, for no apparent reason whatsoever I smiled at a stranger today.

So there. Hey, it’s progress.

Who is c.a. Marks you ask?  This is me. I haven't thought up a clever enough "byline" yet to post here. Maybe I'll run a survey.

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2 Responses to “Mitzvah!”

  1. wickedmessNo Gravatar said:

    December 2nd, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    “Wait. I gave a complete stranger one of my rare smiles today while walking down the hallway. That’s right, for no apparent reason whatsoever I smiled at a stranger today.” Oh pfft. I do that all the time and all these displaced Yankees look at me like I’ve lost my damned mind. Seriously, people in the grocery store act like I want something from them because I smile at them. WTF? So a smile DOES NOT COUNT. Of course, I don’t know what else does. Probably being a good friend, or a great wife or an awesome mother. Yeah, pick one you nut.

    Glad you finally found the NaBloPoMo theme for the month. I finally found the badge after much searching. Of course, I can’t blame them. I think they may have just come off of a busy month. ;-P

    Anyway, once I get past my own blog design narcissism I think I’ll try to do a post on a worthy charity each day. Even each day focuses on Soldier’s Angels. LOL!

    I REFUSE to believe that your smiles are rare. You look too damned cute doing them, obviously you have practice!

  2. DonNo Gravatar said:

    December 3rd, 2009 at 7:09 am

    wickedmess, Yankees are a different and curious breed. When I was stationed at McDill AFB and lived in St. Petersburg, it seemed that all of my neighbors were refugees from Pennsylvania, and they acted weird. If, as you put it, a smile doesn’t count with the folks you see around you, why don’t you try smiling, then give them a hug, and if they are males, plant a big juicy kiss on their lips? If they still act like zombies after that……they probably are. I know if you kissed me it would make my day and I’d give you a huge bear hug and a return your kiss times 3 or more. LOL! I’m just a horny old reprobate.

    And, yes, c.a. is cute beyond description.