When I was at junior high school, which is 7th grade in American school system, there was one classmate who was extremely shy. Other classmates used to pick on her. Not in a very harsh way but more like in a hidden and insidious way. Other classmates spoke ill of her behind her back.
I didn’t like how other classmates treated her. She was not very close friend of mine, but I always treated her nicely. I always greeted her and said something fun to make her feel happy.
One day, during the class, the classmate kept on moving her both feet. Then, she peed herself while sitting in the classroom. Somebody noticed it and yelled “Ewwww!! Gross!!!”
I felt sorry for her. Maybe she could not tell the teacher that she needed to go to bathroom emergently. I quickly went outside, grabbed a cleaning cloth, and wiped off her mess on the chair and the floor. Then I asked a permission from the teacher to take her to the nurse’s office. I asked the nurse to give my classmate a change of underwear. During all this time, the classmate was crying so hard. She felt so embarrassed that she didn’t want to go back to the classroom. I went back to the classroom, grabbed her stuff and brought them to her at the nurse’s office. Then she went back home.
Next day, the classmate did not show up at the school. She didn’t come back to school for more than 1 week or so. When she finally came back to school, she came to me and told me she appreciated for what I did to her. She also said that she would not forget her appreciation to me for all her life.
I still remember this incident clearly. Honestly, I don’t know if I can do the same thing to a stranger who is suffering from something. I might react like other people; to avoid the person or simply ignore. So, I know I don’t have rights to preach anybody…. But one thing for sure. If something happens to my loved one, I would not leave the place. I would not even think about anything, just jump into helping my loved one.
So, this is my small suggestion. If you encounter anybody who is suffering from something, let’s not just leave the place or saying nasty word to the person. Rather, let’s do something positive. There should be something we can do such as to call somebody for help or to do something we can do.
I believe we are all connected. If I help somebody in some way, my loved one will get the benefit from somebody else at somewhere else. For example, when I carry a heavy stuff for a stranger elder, my Japanese parents might get a kind support from a stranger, far away in Japan. When we stop feeling separation, we will start receiving a benefit from oneness.
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