Let's Start a Chain Reaction of Kindness

Sound familiar? If so, you may already know about Rachel's Challenge. I hope it has touched your heart as much as it did mine.

If you haven't guessed, I wanted to talk a little about Rachel's Challenge. I don't want you to think I'm going to portray her as perfect, because no one is. She was just wise beyond her years, and that does sound a little cliche.

Rachel's Challenge (Link to website above) actually started with Columbine Shooting. Rachel Scott was a regular 17 year old girl who went to Columbine.You've probably already guessed what happens, and it is sad, but here is her story.

Imagine one day you go to school. It's a normal day, and the first warm day of April. The date is April 20,1999. You're sitting outside with a friend, writing in your journal and eating lunch. All of a sudden two boys with guns comes up. One shoots you, the other shoots your friend. This actually happened to Rachel.

Rachel died that day. She was actually the first one killed in the shooting. The two boys (Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold) were the two who were behind the Columbine Shooting. Some people say they did it because of bullying, and all kinds of other stuff. It was actually because they just hated the world. They hated themselves, they had journals with what they hated in them (and personally, I think some of them were so dang stupid that I just wanted to puke...). What I don't understand is why two people wanted to kill a whole school?! I don't understand how they could LIVE with that. How they could go through life everyday with the knowledge that they had KILLED somebody, a living breathing PERSON!Oh, and not just one. Oh noooo that wouldn't be enough. 12 students and 1 teacher killed, 27 injured.

Turns out they don't.They didn't have to live with that guilt.  They committed suicide after they were through. Shot themselves through the head. They were such COWARDS that they couldn't man UP and take their punishment. No, they took the "Easy" way out. They were doomed either way though. Life in prison or forever with the devil.

I guess you could say it wasn't as bad as it could have been. If the bombs they had planted would have gone off, over 200 deaths would have taken place that day.

The sad thing? The first person they killed was probably the only one who could have shown them kindness. One that could help them.


Okay, sorry for that rant but I promise this gets happy and light. A few more references back to those.....ick and then it's allllll Rachel.

Rachel had a theory. Here-

I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same.

- Rachel Scott

About a month or two before she was killed, she wrote an essay entitled "My Ethics, My Codes of Life". Here- (Click to enlarge)

This may just be the best thing I have read.Ever. I've read it a lot this past week, and I'm actually trying to live by it.

There's something that really got to me between all of this.Well, it actually all got to me. The speaker (who was actually her brother. He's really lucky to be here, he was in the library at the time of the shooting, which was where most of the people were shot. He was actually sitting by two of his friends, both of which were killed) said that she would randomly say "I'm gonna die young.". Everyone would be all sad and say "Don't say that" but she would say "Oh, it's fine, really. I just know I'm going to die young." And she tried her hardest to spread happiness. To start a chain reaction of kindness. The weird thing in all this is the two boys actually said in one of their videos "Let's start a chain reaction" for the shooting. They wanted what they did to happen all over the world. Ugh.

This picture was found on the back of her dresser. And it came true.



I hate seeing people hurt. If you're being bullied, having suicidal thoughts, think no one cares, have no one to talk to, well, you're wrong. I care. I'm here if you need anyone to talk to. Just go up to the contact page, and send me an email saying you just need someone to talk to,  or comment you need to talk. I will listen. I do care. I do not want anyone to suffer. I have actually cried because someone I didn't even know died. I have a big heart, and I will listen. I will give you advice. It will get better. I promise.

I want you to imagine this for a second. Imagine all the labels you've ever been called or you've labeled yourself are on you. Now, imagine peeling them off, crumpling them up, and throwing them away. Do not let anyone label you anything. That is for you to decide. Rachel wrote on one of her journals that she would not be labeled as average. Tell yourself you won't either.

I know this is really long, but I really wanted to share this. I learned about Rachel Thursday, and I have been really watching what I say and trying to help people every chance I get. I've actually found that some stuff I said jokingly makes me feel guilty at times.




Let's start a chain reaction guys. Next time you see someone in need of a friend, go be that friend.

And now, I'm going to challenge you along with Rachel- Imagine this for a minute. Imagine all the people you care about and you are in a room. Imagine you're on one side while they're on the other. Imagine they're all smiling. Now, I want you to imagine that this is the last time you will see them. Are you happy?  I challenge you to go find at least 5 or more people and tell them how much you care about them. You won't regret it.






Thank you for reading!<3 (: