A Little Help
Last week I was working out at the gym and I was having trouble with one of the machines. It was something I hadn’t used before and I could not figure out how to make it work. I walked around the whole thing, looked at all the knobs and bars and still could not figure out what I was supposed to do.
There was a lady working out nearby who must’ve seen how perplexed I was. She stopped what she was doing and came over to the machine, hopped on it and showed me what I needed to do to make it work.
There were two things this taught me. First, don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I spent a bit of time trying to figure out what to do, when it took ten seconds for someone to just show me. If I would’ve asked for help I would’ve saved myself that wasted time.
Second, be a person that helps others. That lady didn’t have to help me. She didn’t have to stop what she was doing to show me what I was doing wrong. There were quite a few people in that area, but she noticed I needed help and then did something about it.
I’d like to think I’m like that, but it made me wonder. How often am I so caught up in my own stuff that I don’t notice when those around me might need help? Or maybe I notice but decide they will figure it out, and I don’t need to take the time to offer my assistance.
A little help doesn’t hurt whether you’re the one receiving it or giving it.
There was a lady working out nearby who must’ve seen how perplexed I was. She stopped what she was doing and came over to the machine, hopped on it and showed me what I needed to do to make it work.
There were two things this taught me. First, don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I spent a bit of time trying to figure out what to do, when it took ten seconds for someone to just show me. If I would’ve asked for help I would’ve saved myself that wasted time.
Second, be a person that helps others. That lady didn’t have to help me. She didn’t have to stop what she was doing to show me what I was doing wrong. There were quite a few people in that area, but she noticed I needed help and then did something about it.
I’d like to think I’m like that, but it made me wonder. How often am I so caught up in my own stuff that I don’t notice when those around me might need help? Or maybe I notice but decide they will figure it out, and I don’t need to take the time to offer my assistance.
A little help doesn’t hurt whether you’re the one receiving it or giving it.
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