Velocity of goodness is a phrase I have adapted from the economics of money to describe how non-monetary values such as a simple act of kindness and goodwill can be spread and help individuals to build social capital for social progress. The velocity of goodness can be defined as the rate at which good deeds flow and change hands in society.
Goodness, or an act of kindness is not a static but an investment whose value or dividends appreciate as it is continually being used up in circulation.
Here is how it may work out:
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Supposing you are currently in a comfortable condition or you are in school or you are working diligently in pursuit of your finest aspirations. Your potential helper, currently unknown to you, is somewhere else and is probably not in as admirable condition as you are at the moment. If you had been aware of his existence and his potential role in your life, you would probably have loved to locate him and offer him your token with every sense of responsibility.
However, you do not have to know your potential helper, nor do you have to reach him in person. You only need to dispense good deeds at every opportunity you get. This will get to every necessary person that connects to your potential helper.
Essentially, the ideal of the velocity of goodness like that of money is not in its face value but the rate at which it flows and changes hand in circulation.
