I walk an old woman home at nine every evening after my shift at the convenience store in Sugamo, since reading about the stairwell in Osaka.
Ripple · Malmö → Nairobi → Lima → Osaka → Tokyo → Bangkok
OverviewA man at the bus stop gave his umbrella to a soaked teenager, then walked off into the rain.
For a stranger, a teenager on her way to school.
En man vid busshållplatsen gav sitt paraply till en genomblöt tonåring och gick sedan själv ut i regnet.
She got to school dry. Three of us at the stop just stood there smiling.
An imagined example. Real deeds are told by the people who saw them or did them.
I read about the umbrella. Today I paid the matatu fare for a woman who had lost her wallet.
For a woman on route 46.
She got home. I felt lighter than the fifty bob I spent.
An imagined example. Real deeds are told by the people who saw them or did them.
→ led to a deed in Lima
Started leaving a bowl of water for the street dogs outside my shop on Jirón Ica after reading about the bus fare in Nairobi.
For the dogs of Jirón Ica.
Empecé a dejar un tazón de agua para los perros callejeros frente a mi tienda en el Jirón Ica después de leer sobre el pasaje en Nairobi.
Four dogs drink there now. The corner feels friendlier.
An imagined example. Real deeds are told by the people who saw them or did them.
→ led to a deed in Osaka
Started sweeping our shared stairwell after reading about the dog bowls. Two more households now take turns.
For everyone in our building.
The stairwell smells of lemon. People stop and talk.
An imagined example. Real deeds are told by the people who saw them or did them.
→ led to a deed in Tokyo
I walk an old woman home at nine every evening after my shift at the convenience store in Sugamo, since reading about the stairwell in Osaka.
For a woman of ninety who lives alone.
She waits for me with a sweet. The walk is the best part of my day.
An imagined example. Real deeds are told by the people who saw them or did them.
→ led to a deed in Bangkok
I refuse fares from students on my motorbike taxi at Victory Monument during exam week, after reading about Tokyo.
For students on their way to exams.
Three of them came back with pastries after their results.
An imagined example. Real deeds are told by the people who saw them or did them.
This is the latest deed on this line, for now.
This line is imagined. The first real one could be yours.
Examples show how a deed is told and how it travels. Nothing real grows from them. If you saw a stranger do something good, tell it, and a real ripple begins.
Told in your own language, with your English rendering.