Being there for others is one good deed we should think of observing as individuals whenever necessary, not only during the holiday season like this, when most people spread love. It's a great thing to show others love during this season, and I am not an exception. However, being a shoulder one can lean on, especially when in need, is a great good deed to practice in our individual capabilities.
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We live in a world where many people go through pain, tears, difficult moments, and all manner of challenges at some point in time. Some of these people aren't even the spoken type; you will see them in pain, but it is so difficult for them to reach out for help, perhaps due to their personal reasons, but going closer to offer help, you will be surprised at how they will embrace it. I have tasted difficult phases in life, and when I received a helping hand from others, I felt loved, I felt cared for, and I felt relieved from all my burdens. This is why we need each other to survive.
In our down moments, people are important. Sometimes, your money may not save you, but your fellow human beings. You just need that shoulder to lean on, to share your anxiety, and to receive some comforting words to be happy again, depending on what you are going through.
For this edition topic, we are asked to explain a good deed we can show to others during this holiday, just a selfless deed for one person. And I will take you through what I think I can do.
I have been skeptical about embarking on this deed for over 9 days, but somehow this topic left me with a deeper thought, and I have the urge to take action, although I will need your opinion on how best to approach this deed without someone thinking that I am intruding into her privacy. So yeah, your thoughts are highly needed.
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I have this neighbor of mine with 8 children, and according to her, it was due to a failed pregnancy protection that led her to give birth to 8 children. However, life has been so harsh with her and the kids, especially with the current economy in our country. There's no free education and no free food from the government for such families that really need help, and that's why the whole situation looks difficult. This woman I am talking about isn't that cheerful. She finds it difficult to relate to anyone in our community, and the worst part of it is that she always acts as if you are quarreling with her. Initially, when I noticed her character, I complained about her strange attitude, but as time went on, lots of people in our community complained of similar things to me.
And I felt like it was just her nature.
Recently, her husband suddenly fell ill, and upon inquiry, it was a stroke that hit the man, while he is the only one fending for the family while the woman does just a menial job that cannot sustain the family. Instead of taking the man to the hospital, he has been at home. I have been bothered by what to do—to visit her and see how I can assist or gift her children whatever I have. Why I am skeptical about visiting her is that few people that already went to her home received a query from her, like, "Who invited you to her case?" Imagine this statement from someone who really needs help even though she feels otherwise. I am really concerned about the children; I wouldn't want them to be fatherless at least this early, not when their mother is almost not doing a tangible job to sustain the family. I am unsure of how to approach this woman and offer a helping hand for her sick husband and the needy kids. This is one good deed I plan on embarking on, and I will really need your ideas on how to go about it without her feeling that I am intruding into her privacy.
This post is in response to the #HiveLearners community contest on the topic titled One Good Deed.
