Helping Others To Feel Rewarded
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My in-laws who are a very big part of my life needed some assistance changing light bulbs in their vaulted ceiling. Now my Father in law is very ill and on full time oxygen, and neither of them could climb a ladder. I was more than willing and happy to assist, and they made me and their grandkids dinner for coming over to help them. Such a simple task such as changing 3 light bulbs and they appreciated my effort so much.
These are good caring people and it made me think about this, do you take the little stuff for granted? Take some extra time to notice people who do small things to assist and help you, determine if you are appreciating them enough and their efforts. Go out of your way to do something to help someone, a stranger, a friend or anyone. There isn’t enough kindess in this world and just doing a simple act every day or as often as possible goes a long way.
If everyone would try to do just one kind and helpful thing per day, we would see the whole face of the world change with this one thought and this one positive belief. That instead of seeing what the world and people can do for you, what can you do to help other people?
Example, the other day I saw an elderly lady in a Walmart parking lot fighting to lift an empty shopping cart out of a pothole, sixteen people walked right past her. I walked over to her and grabbed the cart and lifted out and moved it to flatter even surface for her. How can people just ignore someone who obviously needs some assistance?
Mull on that today, I know everyday I will never pass the opportunity to do the following simple acts:
-Justin Germino
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Such a wonderful post. I wholeheartily agree in assisting when you see it. In the grocery store, when you the elderly who have a problem reaching for stuff that is on the upper two shelves, help them. Thank you for writing about this.
Thanks Justin, it doesn’t take much to make a big difference, you’re right and your article has done just that.
Oh boy….Pay It Forward and all that jazz! I can’t believe people walked right past her without helping…that’s just awful.
I actually just got home from putting up my in-laws Christmas tree…it took 3 hours, but the end result is a beautiful decoration for them to enjoy.
Great post!
Thanks good article. I am glad i have read your blog after being so impressed with your poetry. I have observed also the way people can watch something happen to someone that is unfortunate and would be so easy to fix. It seems the more people are watching, the less chance someone will intervene. Once i was in Target and a mother had lost it with her 3 small children. It was a VERY hot day and she had 3 small boys all fighting over who would sit in the cart. I felt like I was in some kind of movie as she grabbed one of the boys out of the fray and started spanking him. There must have been over 10 people just watching and exchanging uneasy glances. I just,without thinking grabbed the child between spanks and walkwd a little away and said “I think you need a time out”. I swear i did not know what came over me,I just reacted. The mom just looked around at everyone standing there and just stopped in her tracks,looked around and sheepishly said “I guess you are right”. She thanked me and opened her arms and I put the boy down and he ran back to her. Suddenly there were all these people staring at me. I felt so uncomfortable and left. This has haunted me. When I heard of the young man who was egged on to commit suicide live via webcam, I thought of this and read your blog. I kept remembering,not that i may have done a good deed but all those eyes staring. It felt wrong in one way to take charge of the situation even as i knew morally i was doing the right thing. Is this crowd mentality what allows for example,genocide to take place? I am a fifty year old woman. It has taken me years to discuss politics,etc without getting angry. I finally have realized that LIKING someone does not mean that you AGREE with them, and understanding does not constitute agreement. You have touched on a nerve here. Maybe just trying every day to offer small kindnesses can help us feel connected no matter what opinions we hold. When I am feeling down I can just hold the door open for someone who does not expect it and the goodwill and connection I feel makes up for that time I felt surrounded by that negative kind of mob mentality. I
It is always wise to be kind. You never know when you will need the kindness of others. The Walmart store is a great reminder of that.
Thank You for sharing Jaime, I have seen parents angrily slap or berate children in stores, I would never hit my children in stores, usually its demanding they stand still in a timeout or the “timeout when we get home” kind of deal.
I wouldn’t actually go so far as to grab another child from the mother, but I would call the police in a heartbeat if I thought a parent was using violent and excessive force on a child. Now, some parents believe in spanking and some don’t, so I don’t judge how people parent, but abuse is clear and plain to see.