- Etienne de Grellet
If all of us can live by this tenet, how much better the world would be.
A little kindness shown to a stranger can make a difference to that person especially if given unsolicited.
Most of us are in too much of a hurry to notice the despair of others or to realize that some are in desperate need of help. We are far too self-centered to be aware of others’ needs. A lack of empathy, a lack of sympathy, perhaps a touch of indifference or the terrible attitude of “ it’s none of my business “-are we not guilty of one of these?
There are many opportunities for us to lend a helping hand to someone less fortunate. Volunteering your service to help those who are not as mobile or whose family members are unable to attend to their needs is one way of doing good. During one of my hospital visits to see the doctor, I had the opportunity to meet a lady who did just that. She volunteers to accompany old ladies who are wheelchair bound, to see their doctors. She fetches them from their homes and brings them to the hospital and is in attendance until it is time to send them back home.
It is this voluntary service that makes her happy, knowing that she is doing something to help. She didn’t reveal that this was what she was doing. I thought she was accompanying her elderly aunt to see the doctor until she told me that she didn’t even know the lady she was helping. Her church had put her in touch with this elderly lady who needed transport to see the doctor.
It is good to know that by serving others, we are serving God. We should be more sensitive to the people around us who are in need in one way or other. Let us give more of ourselves in service to the Lord.
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