A/N: Hey guys! I'm back with something different once again, it's a bit more of a story this time. I might expand this into something for my series How We Could Have Met 2, but I'm not sure yet. Anyway,

Here ya go:

"Put good in the world."

"Why? So you can get good back?"

She shook her head gently. "No, because it makes the world a better place."

The little boy with wide eyes nodded at his mother's words. He made a promise back then, at the fresh age of seven, that he would do exactly that.

-.-

He learned quickly that the world was cruel and unfair. There was no such thing as good. With a last look at the coffin, he left with a bitter heart.

But he had made a promise. And so he tried his best to keep it. He put good into the world no matter how much the world kept trying to break him.

He understood why she had taught him to not necessarily expect good to come back to him. Because it didn't always.

-.-

He was losing hope. Lost and alone, without a home and barely any money he wandered the streets and he started to lose hope in the promise he made. In his mother's words.

And then he bumped into someone, a common occurrence on a crowded New York street. But what came next surprised him.

"I'm sorry, are you okay?"

He looked up to find a concerned face of a woman. She had actually stopped to apologize, to ask if he was okay.

"Uh...yeah, yeah I'm okay. Are you?" he asked back, still surprised by the act.

She smiled. "Yeah, I'm good, thanks for asking. And have a nice day!" she called as she walked away.

And he was left frozen on the sidewalk, causing more people to bump into him and mutter some very not nice things. But it was okay.

Because the woman had stopped to apologize and ask and wish him a nice day.

It kept him going.

-.-

A week later he was on the hunt for a job when a mother and child begged him for help. They were clearly homeless and hadn't eaten in a while.

At least he had his car for shelter.

He walked them to a Subway, the closest and cheapest thing nearby and bought the sandwiches. He left with only fifty dollars left in his pocket.

But the child was smiling like it was her birthday and the mother was crying with happiness. It was worth it.

-.-

He was on the hunt for a job. He spent a few dollars on copies of his resume. He applied everywhere, from fast food to construction. Nothing worked.

A desperate attempt he walked into a small law firm that was hiring a receptionist with the only copy of his resume he had left.

He was met with a man with blonde hair who looked over the resume and offered an interview.

"When are you available?" he asked.

"Right now." He was shocked at the acceptance.

He was led to the office where he met the smiling face of a woman. The woman who had bumped into him a month ago and had wished him a nice day.

"It's you!" were the first things out of his mouth. He hadn't meant to say that out loud.

She just smiled. "And it's you."

"You remember me?" he asked.

She nodded. "You had kind eyes."

He was frozen. There was so much he wanted to say. She didn't even know how much that one action had helped him. How much it had saved him.

He floundered and ended up simply saying, "Thank you."

She laughed and waved it aside and went on to ask him questions and give him information about the job.

Ten minutes later he was hired.

"So, when can you start?" she ended, gathering up her papers.

He was just frozen. She looked at him expectantly.

"Right, um, sorry, I just wasn't expecting that."

She gave him a curious look. "To be hired? Well you're qualified, and you're a nice person. That's good enough for me."

His eyes watered. "Thank you."

This time she just gave a soft smile. "It's not a problem, so when can you start?"

"Right now."

She seemed surprised at the answer but nodded right away. "Alright then, we'll get you started with the set up then." She stood up. He followed suit.

She paused at the door however. "Wait, I meant to give you this." She reached in her bag to pull out ten dollars.

He stared at the bill. "Why?"

"I saw you pay for the meals for the woman and her child. I was going to walk up to split the bill but an important work call pulled me away. You paid twenty right? Here's the half I was going to give."

He just stared at this woman who was unbelievably kind.

"Thank you, but I don't think I've done anything extraordinary."

He must have said that out loud. He shook his head.

"You have been kind. You saved me that day you stopped to apologize and wish me a nice day. And you're saving me now by giving me this job."

She smiled and shrugged softly.

"Put good in the world."

He smiled back and completed the sentiment. "Because it makes the world a better place."

And in making the world a better place, sometimes, not always, but sometimes it means some good coming back to you too.

He had never expected anything in return and he had given even when life took from him, and today. Today was a glimmer of hope that others could be good too. And slowly the world could be a better place.

And sometimes all it takes is one simple action.

A/N: So what did you think? The message is clear and simple, Be kind. You never know how much someone can be affected by something you might do or say. So simply be kind :) It doesn't mean you have to do something huge and grand, a small gesture, like a smile is just as important.

So with that message I ask you to go out in the world and do something nice today, even if it's as small as complimenting someone's hair. There are a bunch of small things even on the internet, reblog on tumblr, comment on a youtube video, spread some positivity and good :)

Please Review! I'd love to hear your thoughts!

And as always, thanks for reading!

See ya! :)