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“Everyone is careful not to get implicated or caught in situations they could have easily avoided. But, guess what? it’s okay to lend a helping hand”

Everyday on my way to work I have to cross a pedestrian bridge to the other side of the road.

I see different kinds of people there; busy people coming and going, young, old, neat, dirty, the Usein Bolts that run up and down the stairs, the sluggish ones that cause hold ups on the bridge because they cannot come and go and kill themselves, the beggars seeking your compassion, the hawkers, etc.

Well about 2 weeks back I was climbing up the bridge as usual, there was this woman , an old woman at the foot of the bridge. She had a big transparent plastic bag that contained empty plastic bottles, the bag was very full, but didn’t look heavy.
As a nice girl that I am, I offered to help. I took the plastic bag from her, Usein Bolted my way up and down the other side of the bridge. I could hear her shouting “thank you my daughter, God go bless you”. I got to the other end and dropped them bottles for her at the foot of the bridge, signaled her so she would know where to find them when she descends.

NO! nothing bad happened 😂. You know that tingly little feeling you get when you lend a helping by hand to someone in need, that was how I felt; I felt good that I helped someone .

Sometime last week again, this time, on my way back from work, I wasn’t in the Usein bolt mood this time. I saw this lady, holding a heavy backo bag, she was half way up the stairs , she had stopped to catch her breath, I saw how tired she was and offered to help, she agreed. I held the other side of the bag , it was quite heavy tho. She kept thanking me until we got to the other end. Again, I felt that tingly way ☺️☺️.

I know helping strangers now can be risky because of how wicked the world has become. Everyone is careful not to get implicated or caught in situations they could have easily avoided. But, guess what? it’s okay to lend a helping hand ( if it’s in your ability to, and only if you’re comfortable doing so).
Tell me, how often do you help strangers?
What do you consider before deciding to help ?
What keeps you from helping?
How do you feel when you help?
Have you had bad experiences from helping a stranger? Share you’re experiences in the comment section .
Thanks for reading.

Cheers!