Today I stood up for an elderly lady at the bus stop, and a boy came up to me, he asked me; “why do you stand up for that lady?” I answered the wee lad; “because she has a harder time standing than I would.” The boy replied; “but you were here first.”
The boy didn’t understand. So I explained him that sometimes we help other people just to make them feel better, he still didn’t understand. Maybe in time he will, but I’ve been wondering, why does one do selfless acts? It’s not for the thanks you get, it’s not because it makes you happy.
No, I don’t do the right thing to be happy, I do the right thing, so I can sleep at night.
John Sacks
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