I posted earlier about my Niece and her family as inspirations and reassurance of the good in people.  I don't think I (ever??) qualify as a pessimist about people.  I very firmly believe that people are basically good and mean well.  The thoughts of my Niece and how she and her family are similar to my deceased sister led me to the thoughts of this blog.

The boiled down version that goes through between my ears is.  If you don't have friends and/or family that inspire you by THEIR goodness.  There probably is something wrong with YOU.

Certainly there may be some people that their friends and family do good, kind, nice things only in traditional, "normal" ways and settings.  Absolutely nothing wrong with doing that and having friends that act that way.  However, IMO if there isn't someone or more telling, more than one person that goes out of their way and performs "random acts of kindness" as pretty much a common act (for THEM).  Then maybe there is a lacking in the group.  I'd propose that inspiration is what is lacking.

From personal experience and observation.  I'd say those people that seem to DAILY go out of their way (though for them it isn't varying from their own norm) create a desire in others to at least try to do similar acts.  I've been fortunate.  I've been married to two women, had two sisters (one is deceased), two Sons, and two good friends that all set the criteria bar for the description of a "good person", pretty damn high.

Each of these people have (in the past) and continue to inspire me to try and emulate their actions and impact of creating good that is passed along repeatedly.  As I said, I recognize that I've been fortunate.  I can NOT imagine or comprehend a life without at least one person like them.  My mind does repeat that if there were/is a life circle that doesn't have at least one of those inspirations.  Then at least a part of the lacking MUST come from each and every person in that circle.

MY PERSPECTIVE!!