One of my hobbies is family history research. A couple of weeks ago I was searching for
someone in particular and was glad of the help of a friend. Searching the internet she found someone with
a box belonging to one of my ancestors.
The person who owned the box was not a relative and just wanted to give
the box and contents back to a family member.
I contacted this stranger straight away but thought I would be out of
luck but no, the box was still there and as I was a direct relative the
stranger was happy to let me have it.
How lucky was I! But
above all, what a wonderful gesture this stranger was making.
I am constantly amazed that complete strangers often give
much more than they realise. May it be a
smile, a kind word, an act of kindness, it makes such a difference to our
lives. All too often we are rushing
about, coping with the trials and tribulations in our own lives that we tend to
forget that others are dealing with problems and issues that we know nothing of. We could all do with stopping and thinking a
little more, often just a smile, a touch and the words “are you ok” will work
wonders. We all respond well to the
support, care and love from others so it
seems only fair that we try to give a little back.
From now on I will smile more at a stranger, I will offer to
help where I see someone in need, I will place a hand on those that need
comforting and I will listen to others.
We can do so much without doing very much at all. If we all tried a little harder to do a
little more, how much better would society be?
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