Little Things Matters

I always tell myself that little things matter. Your tiny gesture which you feel doesn’t make any sense might be a big deal for the next person.
If there is one thing I do as a person is to always smile when I say “Hi/Hello” to the next person. I was able to pick that act up when my high school teacher said when you smile while saying Hi to 100 people in a day there is a tendency for 90 people to smile back at you”.

Small gestures could mean lots of things to people. Saying the magic words “Thank you”, and “I’m sorry” are small gestures and they could mean a lot.
Showing appreciation is one thing that I will always support. It’s a charitable act and should be part of you as an individual.

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A few days ago, I went to a store to get a few things, then I met a little girl crying. Her loud cry attracted a lot of people we just had to turn to see what was going on. Her mom and a lady were with her.

I could guess the other lady was a friend of the mom. She tried comforting the little girl when the mom said “Don’t comfort her, if she can’t say thank you for little things then she doesn’t deserve anything”. I smiled and went on to get my things but I was able to understand that the mother was trying to teach her little girl how to appreciate little things.

When I was in high school, I got my very first birthday gift from my best friend. It was a perfume. No matter how it was against the school policy to bring such a thing, she still brought it for me. She kept saying “I know it is little but please manage it” To her it felt little but to me, it was a big deal cause that was the first time someone aside my family members was getting me a gift.

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My siblings and friends will always ask me “Ib why do you give us gifts when it is not even an occasion” I always tell them, “Consider it a way of me saying thank you for always having my back”.
I think doing this little act has made them see that little things matter and could go a long way in making the next person happy.

A few times you could look at how unappreciative people could be but that doesn’t have to stop you from being good. I always tell myself humans are insatiable but that won’t stop me from showing love and being good. I love seeing people smile so I love to send gifts, no matter how little, because I understand how it feels like when I have someone do something little for me, I could smile for days just because of that.

I think being appreciative is great. With this mentality, I even had to join a Charity group when I relocated for my NYSC. The Charity group was created to give to people and put smiles on their faces. It funny how when we do these little things for them we are happy.

A little way of appreciating them for being alive amidst everything they are going through. Little things matter and it creates good memories for the next person.

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