There are lots of pictures and articles online that are captioned as "faith in humanity restored". My question is why does this faith lesson over time and why is there a need for it to be restored? Cant we see the countless small good things that people do for us and others everyday? Try for once to see what your parents do for you day in and day out without ever asking anything in return and your faith will never falter.
However, sometimes people go an extra mile for the welfare of others. I have one such story of a friend who requested to not be named ("But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does"). I will call him X (cliche. I know)
We were at a mall in Bangkok. This mall was on the riverside (Asiatique) and was unlike any other. The best one in my opinion in the city. Our group of about 15 people divided into small groups of three and four and we set out to explore the mall. We had 40 minutes before rendezvous. The time seemed much less than what one might need to see the place properly. The three of us had just set out when we saw a woman with an obviously swollen ankle limping and a very panicked guy, maybe her husband, trying to support her to walk. While everyone in the mall continued to give a sympathetic glance and walk away, X slowed his pace down and stayed behind the couple. We followed his lead. It became obvious that the guy trying to help her had no idea what he was doing. The girl kept planting her swollen, bent foot (possibly fractured) on the floor, grimacing every time.
We could see that X had forgotten all about the mall and just wanted to help out the girl. While we tried to stop at a few shops and ask for prices, X continued to follow the couple and instruct her friend on how to support her. The guy was still too panicky and couldn't do it so X offered his shoulder and carried the girl to a chair.
The language barrier was a problem and he couldn't explain properly to the guy that the girl cannot walk. Eventually X managed to explain it to him that he needs to arrange a taxi and that he and X will carry her in a sitting position to the taxi. While her friend went out to look for a taxi X sat there with the foot of the girl elevated by holding it in his hands so that less blood would flow and the pain would lesson.
X kept on making funny faces at her and patted her leg gently until she smiled, stopped crying and her leg stopped shivering. Twenty odd minutes passed like this.
The guy eventually came back with a wheelchair. They couldn't stop thanking X. X smiled, made sure she was okay and then joined us. The 40 minutes were over.
However, sometimes people go an extra mile for the welfare of others. I have one such story of a friend who requested to not be named ("But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does"). I will call him X (cliche. I know)
We were at a mall in Bangkok. This mall was on the riverside (Asiatique) and was unlike any other. The best one in my opinion in the city. Our group of about 15 people divided into small groups of three and four and we set out to explore the mall. We had 40 minutes before rendezvous. The time seemed much less than what one might need to see the place properly. The three of us had just set out when we saw a woman with an obviously swollen ankle limping and a very panicked guy, maybe her husband, trying to support her to walk. While everyone in the mall continued to give a sympathetic glance and walk away, X slowed his pace down and stayed behind the couple. We followed his lead. It became obvious that the guy trying to help her had no idea what he was doing. The girl kept planting her swollen, bent foot (possibly fractured) on the floor, grimacing every time.
We could see that X had forgotten all about the mall and just wanted to help out the girl. While we tried to stop at a few shops and ask for prices, X continued to follow the couple and instruct her friend on how to support her. The guy was still too panicky and couldn't do it so X offered his shoulder and carried the girl to a chair.
The language barrier was a problem and he couldn't explain properly to the guy that the girl cannot walk. Eventually X managed to explain it to him that he needs to arrange a taxi and that he and X will carry her in a sitting position to the taxi. While her friend went out to look for a taxi X sat there with the foot of the girl elevated by holding it in his hands so that less blood would flow and the pain would lesson.
X kept on making funny faces at her and patted her leg gently until she smiled, stopped crying and her leg stopped shivering. Twenty odd minutes passed like this.
The guy eventually came back with a wheelchair. They couldn't stop thanking X. X smiled, made sure she was okay and then joined us. The 40 minutes were over.
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