Help whenever you can

“He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it.” 
― Dante Alighieri

We all need help. We know that we can't live alone. Whether you are introverted or not, you still can't live alone. That's just not possible. So, when you can help others, why not help? 

When you think about helping others, what does that mean to you? Helping the person with physical needs, emotional needs, financial needs or even spiritual needs. A single mother who's in need of taking care of her children. A bullied child who needs some emotional support. A friend who just ended the long term relationship and is in need of some time of comfort.... People's needs are different. And when you can help, help them. But don't look for something in return. Don't do it to expect something back. Do it out of love. Do it because it's a right thing to do. Do it because you care about that person. Do it just because you can. Do it just because you want to. And pass it along. 

Do you remember the movie "pay it forward"? just like that. Maybe you can't help someone the way you want to. You can't heal or treat their sickness(unless you are a doctor), you can't pay off their debts and their morgages. You can't revive the person they just lost. And that's ok. Be there for the person in whatever way you can, or give some space, if that's what the person wants. Smile for them. Give them a hug. Listen to what they have to say. Just simply be there for the person. You can't change the circumstances for them. But if you can just be there for them, and by you being there if they could change their mind/attitude towards the circumstances, isn't just worth doing for? Most of their needs are not life changing or life threatening, at least I hope so. We all struggle. We all know what it's like to be in the place. And when we are in that ditch, we ask for help. We ask for anything to get us out of the place. And maybe the whole reason that we all go through those pains and hardships are sot that we can help each others. Only the ones who know the pain understand the pain of others, don't you think? You can be kind to others, because others were nice to you. Or maybe because others weren't nice to you. Don't give up on your temporary circumstances. Don't let others give up on their life either. We are all here for each others. So support each other. Love each other. 

I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change. 'Cause they kind of give up. And when they do, everybody kind of loses.-Pay It Forward "Trevor McKenney"

Love, Hope, Faith