People often think little things they do are "nothing", but a text message my girlfriend sent to a friend, and a commitment to catch up from my sister proved that things one person waves away as too small to worry about can bring ridiculous happiness to someone else.
My girlfriend, Angela sent a text message to a friend, Gloria yesterday thanking her for a favour Gloria had done recently, and after reading it out to me to check it made sense before she sent it, I told my girlfriend it was beautiful. She looked a bit confused as to why I thought a simple "thank you" message was beautiful when she thought it was "nothing," and the answer was: repetition. One simple "thank you" message is nice, but not really any big deal, but when someone does it, and MEANS it time after time, it makes those on the receiving end happy.
The other piece of proof that small actions can have a huge effect on a persons life came when my sister said today that she would come for dinner with me tomorrow night after a work function. If you were to tell anyone excitedly that you were having dinner with your sister they'd probably just say "So?" But again, it's when that simple action is repeated over and over again that it goes from "nothing" to "something" - a text message saying thanks, going out for dinner with your family, baking some muffins, dropping in randomly to say hello, leaving a bunch of flowers for someone you love in their room or lending someone a razor are all pretty small things to GIVE, but they can be extraordinarily big to RECEIVE.
One good decision is lovely, but three in row make it a habit, so next time you think what you're doing is "no big deal," keep in mind that you might be bringing somebody ridiculous happiness
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