One of the most obvious views of man is the view that man is indifferent towards one another. Our civilization for the greater part has its own orderliness. We each have our own personal tasks and duties to perform and from this, there are not a lot of people who feel the inclination to disturb the occupation of his/her neighbors by interfering with whatever it is they are doing. We can observe the passive manner in which people pass by each other mute, each engrossed by his/her own private thoughts, feeling no tendency to intrude on each other. We look at our human society with a kind of complacent outlook. We seem to co-exist well enough so why bother to try to reach out? We are unwilling to be disturbed, whether it's for help, understanding or kindness. But then again there are those who still believe in random acts of kindness. They believe that human kindness is an integral part of society.
             In the novel "Cry the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton, Reverend Stephen Kumalo is a simple but faithful country priest who is trying to piece his family back together. He looks for them in the big city Johannesburg wherein certain events occur that will change him and test his faith. Johannesburg is an overwhelming city teeming with politicians, reformists, black crime, corruption and poverty. Surprisingly enough, despite the bad things happen to him and bad people he meets up with, he finds people who help him get through his ordeals. Some are people whom we can expect kindness from, or at least not be surprised by it, and there are other people who are total strangers who have astonishingly enough shown him humanity. Such people are, to illustrate: Reverend Theophilus Msimangu, a young white man who works at the reformatory, and Mrs. Lithebe. All of whom, have helped him cope with and learn from the present as move forward to the future on his journey.
             Reverend Theophilus Msimangu is a humble minister in Soph...