What a wonderful kindness diary my friend, it made my day reading this. It is also very interesting to read more about the stories you told about your friends. It is only a good thing to openly talk about different beliefs and cultures, traditions and religions. This is how we learn from one another right.

I am from the UK, but have lived in the US for 27 years. Even both being developed western countries who both speak English, many things are different. I can only imagine the culture shock of being from an entirely different tradition and belief set.

I was always told growing up, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” which loosely translated means that when in a foreign land, one should respect and comply with the culture, and societal norms and traditions. We are after all guest there. But it also raises a wonderful point, in that we may have all had different teachings.

I think what i was taught is an old tradition that is not something most people would have even heard of now. This is why I was hoping to open up some conversations such as this because it is educational for everybody and can only help us to learn more about different cultures.

We have more things in common, than we don’t, if some people could learn that different doesn’t mean bad right. I really loved reading your post and am so glad you are joining the challenge. I’m still smiling thinking about your kindness diary!