
It happened when I was in 1st grade. An act of kind consideration from my cousin who asked if I needed help with my seatbelt and I accepted her offer. She reached over to click the seatbelt in and adjusted it so it was snug on me.
Being in 1st grade, I was expected to know how to settle into the car and I did but having someone older offer help was nice. I was not one to ask for help and usually no one really noticed my struggle because I figured out solutions through observations. Even then, I knew that the offer to help someone before they asked was a polite and kind act that was usually free unless you counted time as money.
I learned then that helping others made me feel good. Yes, some people could describe it as “trying too hard” but sometimes it’s less intimidating to accept help than to ask for help.
What about you? What is one of the kindest thing someone has ever done for you?
