I’ve always been a friendly and extremely helpful person. That’s because I always want to be proud of the person looking back at me when I look in the mirror. I also enjoy living life this way. Being friendly and helpful makes me feel good.
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The other day I went out of my way to help someone I didn’t even know. I just happened to noticed he needed some help. I introduced myself to him and asked if I could help. The help involved some heavy lifting. On that particular day I knew that I was not going to make it to the gym so helping this person was going to be my exercise for the day.
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Helping out this person took about an hour of my time. When it was over I was drenched in sweat but I didn’t mind. It was exactly what I wanted. Before walking away I was given a very gracious “thank you” and handshake.
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A few days later I was involved in an outside project that involved some heavy lifting and boy I really could’ve used some help. While I was working I noticed the person I had helped walking by. We greeted each other with a friendly “hello” and a handshake and he continued on his way. I must admit I was a little disappointed he didn’t offer to help me.
But then I realized something.
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He wasn’t obligated to help me. Expecting a favor in return shouldn’t be the reason to do a favor for someone. For some reason I forgot that. At first I was disappointed with the person I helped but then I became disappointed in myself even more.
This will not stop me from helping others. I will continue to lend a helping hand wherever possible. As a matter of fact, it has motivated me to help out more.
It makes me feel good to do so.
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