A lot more people say they want to help others than actually do help others.
Why is that?
Is it because they are lying about wanting to help? Is it that they don’t know what to do, what to say or how to help?
Is it because they don’t notice things requiring their attention and help?
Well, I’d say it’s those reasons and more, but I’d bet a lot of the reason is people just plain aren’t paying attention. They get wrapped up in their own bubble of thoughts and doings and planning and put blinders on and don’t notice a lot of things right in front of their face.
Here’s an example:
I had shopped at the grocery store and was heading to my car. I could have just stared at the route to my car or my phone, but I made sure I was looking all around me and I noticed an old man slowly, very slowly getting out of his car. Or I should say trying to get out of his car.
He obviously had some health issues, back problems or whatever. I could tell there was really no way he would make it to the door of the store and then if they didn’t have one of those electric scooters he’d be in a dangerous situation from falling or whatever.
So I pretended I was messing with my phone until he stood up completely and I cut through between the cars and said to him “Can I get one of those scooters for you?” and he said “That would be great, thanks”
So I went and drove one back after making sure it said it was fully charged and said “here ya go!” and I made sure to add that the scooters at that store sometimes read fully charged but might not be and he said he knew.
He thanked me profusely, I said it wasn’t a problem, I understood it can be tough and he said yeah, I need food but can barely get out.
If we ignore people like that (even if we ignore them by just not noticing them) their lives are terrible and as far as we know they might just decide to give up on living when all they needed was someone noticing, giving a few small minutes of their time and showing them not all the world is full of either selfish people or those that won’t even take a look around them to see if there’s anything they can do.
It was easy, took no time to speak of and help a guy a huge amount.
If we all think of how we carry ourselves through life, we may realize we are overlooking easy to fix problems and those things that are easy to fix (for us) may change a person’s life in huge ways, at least for that day.
How about we all make sure we don’t fall into the trap of staring at the route we have planned out, staring at our phones and intentionally or unintentionally ignore those around us shall we please?
I will try.
Will you?
Thanks.
Peace.
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