The sad thing is, I was discovering that you almost have to make a joke of being good to strangers. Up and down the country, these people doing their good deeds were doubtless being seen as slightly eccentric, when in reality and in an ideal world they should be deemed the most normal people of all.
Danny WallaceTags: inspirational karma
The words 'mainly in America' translated to me as 'this is bollocks' and I sat back in my chair with a sigh.
Danny WallaceTags: bollocks
I recommend keeping a diary. Diaries are cool.
Danny WallaceAnd before any Christian readers get all offended - relax. I'm not saying that I'm the new Jesus. I'm just saying there's a very good chance that I might be.
Danny WallaceTags: humor
Hello?'
'Mum?'
'Yes! Who's that?.'
'Your only son.'
A pause.
'Daniel?'
To be fair, I'd only given her one clue.
Tags: humor
The fact is saying yes hadn't been a pointless exercise at all. It had been pointful. It had the power to change lives and set people free... It had the power of adventure. Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can have the biggest impact.
Danny WallaceTags: inspirational
The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise life will just pass you by.
Danny WallaceTags: optimism
I was saying yes because when you're in love, the world is full of possibilities, and when you're in love, you want to take every single one of them.
Danny WallaceAnonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit.
Danny WallaceBecause it is illegal to talk to a stranger on a train, it can sometimes be confusing when someone stands on your foot or hits you with their briefcase and then fails to say sorry. Which is why I have decided to carry an air horn with me at all times, and when someone stands on my foot I will set it off in their face and then go back to reading my paper. I imagine this will make people want to avoid standing on my feet, but if I've paid good money for the air horn, I'll want to use it, so I'll wear massive clown-shoes while travelling. I'll also wear a red nose and a wig.
Essentially, I really want to get into clowning.
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