When A “Selfie” Doesn’t Work
Wristband Number: 15786
Imagine getting up early to enjoy a cappuccino on the veranda of your hotel just steps away from the beach on Catalina island. Well, that’s where I was when I observed two people discussing how they needed to commemorate the two of them for some kind of business venture. They called it a “movement.”
The picture couldn’t be a selfie as it’s intended purpose couldn’t have an extended arm leading out of the picture and it couldn’t have wide angle ddistortion. A person at the hotel tried to photograph them, but I could tell by their conversation that the image would not meet what they required.
As a photographer, I envisioned what they desired and captured what they needed.
Then they put a wristband on me and quickly explained “the movement.” Of course I had heard of “random acts of kindness,” and “paying it forward,” but this global movement of “actively caring for people” is not only phenomenally organized, but is so needed in our societies.
Now…imagine that my act of caring was actually performed for Scott Geller, PhD, the founder of the movement.
My wristband has a number, and it represents a memory that will always be with me. But after I take a “selfie” of myself with the wristband, I’ll look for an opportunity to pass it on to someone who is actively caring for someone else.