Helping others : Your memorable experiences
By ucue2008
@ucue2008 (924)
Malaysia
September 1, 2009 6:43am CST
I have a few memorable experiences, once I was helping a blind to get to his place. He hold me and he said I'm small because he hold my hands and to him, it small. It struck me because I always have this idea that I'm big. And then while we were walking, I made him bump into the wall. I said I'm very sorry and he said, I'm not to blame. That is his mistake. Of course its my mistake. I like the guy, and when I want find his place, he is the one who showed me the place.
I also once asked a guy to stand up in the bus to give his seat to a pregnant lady. I don;t know where I got the courage to say that to a guy. Luckily nothing happen, in fact the guy stand up and give his seat to the pregnant lady. When I told my friend about this, she said I'm too brave. What if the guy scold me back? I don't think that way during that time. How about you? Happy Mylotting.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
1 Sep 09
Hi Ucue. Helping others always gives one such a nice feeling, yes? I have elderly neighbors upstairs who, when they go away, I water their plants for them, so that is one thing I enjoy doing. And when my mother has needs, I also love to help her.
I have also held doors for people when there hands or full or given new people in town directions as to how to get someplace. Many little things over the years, and as I said, it gives one a good feeling!
Karen
@ucue2008 (924)
• Malaysia
2 Sep 09
Hi Karen, thank you for responding
Yes, I agree that helping others do gives a nice feeling and I like the that feeling. But have you have feeling of hurt because people do not appreciate your kindness, but through experience I learn that I can never expect anything in return. Yes even a little things we do help each other do make me feel good.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
3 Sep 09
I imagine we've all been hurt in that respect. As you said, giving without expecting anything at all in return...well that prevents a hurt.
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
2 Sep 09
One time when my three boys were very little this blind man asked me to help him across a busy street. I didn't know what to do. Should i take my three little ones across or leave them there and hope they don't run out in the street. I did help the man across and i left my boys on the side of the street. I was so worried i got half way across and stated yelling at my boys to stay put. They did thank goodness. I got the man across and went back to my boys. If I had it to do all over again I proly would have told the man we would have to walk to a cross walk to cross. even though it was along ways off.
@bingchen (1119)
• China
2 Sep 09
helping others is good behaviour,including me,i agree this,but nobody can do it,although people's culture is more higher than before,but what they want and what do they do and they have done it,this is important,material can give people engough food,but there is represent for them whose spirit keep up with wold,so the society need the kind of human to change some people's opinion,maybe we live warm and careful community,i can feel that life is very well
@stricken43 (347)
• Philippines
1 Sep 09
I also got one.It was when a certain Healing Priest went to our city and have a Healing Mass..Of course, the church was very crowded, i am one of the in-charge to assist the people to enter the church but of course with a ticket (given to all towns).This was this lady who begs me to give her a ticket because as a person go inside the church, we collect the tickets, therefore, I have them with me, but of course, I dont have the courage to give it to anybody becuase I was not task to do that, but because I see in her eyes that she really needs to get inside the church because her son or brother (dont know) hopes to get healed..So I decided to give them a ticket..and actually, I dont remember their faces after I gave the ticket..and then suddenly, I was reminded that she was the one who ask for the ticket when she saw me and Thank me for what I have done, I can see in her eyes the hapiness that they were able to enter the church despite the crowd..that was a memorable one for me..
Happy Mylotting..
@DCLehnsherr (1037)
•
4 Sep 09
Hi Ucue,
I think the only time I have been able to aid a blind man was at a bus stop. He wanted to know where the stand was and so I told him. I can't remember if he asked about the buses or whether I stayed with him till one came or not, but I definitely guided him to the right place, and felt great while doing it
My main memory of helping someone though, was helping my mother the last time she was up here. She had got some bad news from her husband (not my dad) and she was devastated so rang her sister or parents, not sure which, to try and get their advice. They couldn't get to her though since her parents are old and have no car, and I think her sister was busy. But anyway her sister rang our house for my dad, but my dad and brother were both out so I ended up getting the message. Now I never use the phone, I hate them, but I was so caught up in the message and the fact my mum might be in trouble that I rang her sister, and in full superhero mode said I would take care of everything and go and stay with mum for the night (she was in a motel and her sister didn't want her to be alone). To get there I ordered a taxi (something I have never done before) and then waited. I rang mum as well to see how she was doing. It was a Friday or Saturday when this happened so the taxi took about an hour to get there, it seemed to take so long that I was starting to think I had missed it, but when it eventually arrived I leapt into it and we went speeding to the motel. During that trip I felt so proud of myself for all this. It won't sound like much but there are lots of things in this that I find terribly hard in day to day life. Mum I think still appreciates what I did for her that day, and just writing this I feel such pride in myself that I have tears in my eyes. I would do it again for her in a heartbeat, That feeling of being needed, and of going beyond what i can normally achieve, is second to none
But yea, that is definitely my most memorable experience of helping someone.
Dranz
@mohitseth (568)
• India
2 Sep 09
ya u r right helping others give a very nice prelsure.
it gives u positive energy and it is also said the best way 2 find ur self is in the service of another