I happened to be in a cyber cafe yesterday afternoon when I noticed this young man struggling to type some document on a computer next to the one I was using. As everyone else present, I ignored him and continued with my work; afterall everyone knows and understands the rules in such areas.
The cyber assistants could offer him no help as that was a sign of good business for the day - the longer time you spend on a computer the higher you pay.
The young man tried to draw my attention by all means but I snubbed all his attempts. Behind my mind I kept asking myself "Hasla, are you doing the right thing?"
His desperation grew to a point where he had to shake me to draw my attention! I pretended I'd just noticed him and asked how I could be of help.
He said he had been given some work to type and to send back the typed work via email within a specified time. Worse still he had less money with him. The man had no typing skills and at the rate he was going, he was going to spend the whole day and end up not finishing the work. He asked me if I could help. I told him I was too busy. That hit him like a hundred ton load on the head.
I resumed my typing. All of a sudden I remembered these words from a special lady in my life,
"Put others' needs before your own. Help those who need help and ask nothing in return; for you do not know what tomorrow brings."
I logged off immediately and told the man to show me what exactly he needed help with. I typed his work within twenty minutes. The happiness on his face was a sure enough compensation for my time.
I later learned the man's name was Erick.
The act just added one more person to my list of friends!
A show of Kindness doesn't hurt; help those in need
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