This morning, just as I got down
at the bus stop and started walking towards my workplace, I saw an elderly
person feebly kept signing for the oncoming traffic to slow down in order to
cross the road. He was looking so fragile and too weak to cross on his own.
Just as I was about to move ahead of him, I asked whether he needs any help in crossing
the road and offered my hand. He politely declined saying that he could manage
on his own, but caught my outstretched hand with a warm smile and uttered a
genuine ‘thank you’.
Funny! I did nothing other than
simply offering to help, but I got an affectionate smile and a word of genuine
gratitude in turn.
Seems to me that all we humans
want from one another is only that sense of care and the assurance that they are
important, their presence and their well-being matter something to someone, somewhere.
He taught me once again, as one of those innumerable teachers in my life have
done time and again, that no matter how busy you are or how sad you are, you
can always make someone smile, you can touch someone’s life in a pleasant, positive
way! 💗
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