Article: Replacing random acts of violence with random acts of kindness. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

Hi. This is the voice of your conscience. Could I have a word with you? 
I've noticed lately how news reports of drive-by shootings and random acts of violence have got you edgy. Every day you complain how people have grown dishonest and greedy and rude. You say the city seems shabby, that kids today have no values _ that society is spinning out of control. 
But friend, all your complaining does nothing to make the world better. Zip. Zilch. ``Nada.'' And the more you retreat from the world's problems, the unhappier you get. 
So as your conscience, I think it's time you got off your _ no, this is not my move-to-a-commune speech again. It's a '90s idea, sort of, but it ...

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