There is something to be said about helping people out – in the
simplest or most complex of ways - when you tell them not to worry, that you’ve
got their back this time. It’s the reassuring sound in their sigh of relief,
when you hear the crashing of the weight dropping from their shoulders, the
colliding of the “what am I going to do?” with the “thank you so much!” It’s
when you know that they are truly grateful, and that you’ve made a difference
in their world.
It’s not so you can wake up and tell the world, “if I do this
one good thing, ten good things will happen to me!”…And it’s certainly not
because karma is your best friend who will shower you with riches and sunny days
with no traffic and perfect tasting coffee.
It’s because there’s a beautiful little flame that some people
keep tucked away inside their hearts, flames belonging to candles that have faded and melted and
can’t find a way to shine – candles that can quickly ignite when you share your oxygen… and if you’re someone lucky enough to have the power to
light someone else’s flame, do it, and do everything you can to never let it
burn out…. Why? Because the world is a cold place, and without the warmth
of some people, and without these little candles, we’d all be sitting in the
dark....
And when you can give without the chance of getting, you're not the only person who will sleep better at night.
And when you can give without the chance of getting, you're not the only person who will sleep better at night.
