A TIME I HELPED SOMEONE

He was beaten half to death and robbed on his way to who knows where. He was left on the ground unconscious and in a lot of pain. After probably hours of people passing by, seeing him but ignoring him, a certain stranger stopped to help him, he cleaned his wounds carried him to hospital and paid the bills.

I was in Primary school, Primary 2 to be precise, when I first learnt about the Good Samaritan. I remember that bright, sunny afternoon very clearly, when my teacher was teaching us in CRS class about the story of the Good Samaritan in the Bible. I remember that story very clearly because it's one that resonates with me very much till this day and I think it was one of my major inspirations as well.

I've been trying to pin down a memory of a moment when I helped someone and frankly speaking, I had a tough time doing so and it wasn't because I don't help people enough but it's because just like the Batman, I prefer to help and forget. The Batman is a very iconic and inspirational movie character to me, he has resources at his disposal, he has affluence, influence, riches, wealth and connections, yet he is concerned with a troubles of the little man, the nobody out there who nobody cares about. He leaves all his possession and everything he has to serve and to protect even a town that villainizes him sometimes. He is always there to help and after that, he disappears, not caring for any glory or fame. To me, the Batman is not just a movie character, but an inspiration, a symbol of selflessness and love for humanity.

Though I may not be as rich as Bruce Wayne(Batman) right now, but I am a man that tries to be there for people who actually need me, even if they didn't ask. It's a life principle of mine and though I fall short sometimes, but I still try daily to live up to that principle.
Honestly, sometimes I ask myself "Why?" I know that I don't do it for glory, neither for recognition, so why?
I believe that one of the reasons is that I am so inspired by the lifestyle of Jesus, He was so selfless that He agreed to lose His own life to save us from eternal doom; That's really grand, for real.
I believe that God has helped me, and so I should help others.

Also, there is a certain joy that comes with putting a smile on someone's face or helping a person solve a problem, a unique joy that money can't buy. This is what keeps me on on that track.

Thanks for stopping by, and let me know in the comments, a time when someone helped you that you can't forget.


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