A family is struggling to pay for their groceries at the checkout counter and is forced to put a birthday cake back because they can’t afford it. A man standing in line behind them commits a random act of kindness to make the family’s day a little more enjoyable. His act of kindness is known as a ripple effect because it was generated by a previous act of kindness that was given to him. Be the ripple in someone else’s life by performing an act of caring.