I’m a big believer in karma, and I really do believe that if you do good things and put out positive energy, that is what you are going to get back.

Someone who I have never met and probably will never meet again made my day.

As I was walking to school I was completely oblivious to the fact that the contents of my jacket pocket were now all over the sidewalk.

I had my headphones on and was just minding my own business when a man on a bike rode up alongside me. He held up my belongings and handed them back to me.

This man gets an A-plus in my book. I told him that he was incredibly nice and thanked him for picking up my things, and off he rode.

I do not know his name and probably wouldn’t recognize him if I saw him again. But I will remember that he went out of his way to help a stranger, and for that I am grateful to him.

This morning while I was walking to my car, a girl who lives in my apartment building was walking to hers. She turned and looked at me and I smiled and said “hello.” She said nothing and acted like I didn’t exist.

I was raised to believe that you should be nice to other people. We have become too jaded as a society if we can’t even bother to say hello to our neighbors.

So here I have this excellent experience with a guy picking up my things for no other reason than to be a nice person, and then I have this bad experience with my neighbor not even bothering to say hello.

I’m a big believer in karma, and I really do believe that if you do good things and put out positive energy, that is what you are going to get back. And if you are putting out negative energy, that’s what you are going to get back. I prefer the whole good vibes thing.

Random acts of kindness are fabulous. Not only do they make you feel good, they make someone else feel good, too. Plus, think of them as savings you can put into your karmic bank.

I am always amazed to see how surprised people are when they sneeze and someone actually says “bless you.” The last time you sneezed in one of your classes, did anyone say “bless you”? I’m guessing not. Unless of course you have a class with me, in which case I most likely blessed you.

Hold the door open for someone. Volunteer your time. I helped an elderly woman put groceries in her car the other day. I didn’t think twice about it, but seeing the way she smiled at me and how grateful she was made me realize I had made her day. Put a smile on someone’s face.

Knowing that you have made a positive impact in someone’s life — even if it is just for a split second as you hold the door for them — will make you feel good.

So I urge you: make someone’s day. Commit random acts of kindness. See how good it makes you feel.

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