The spirit of helping others

There is something about helping another person whether it's someone we know or a total stranger that gives us such gratification. Though it may be somewhat of an inconvenience to help a stranger at times, to see how you've helped this person makes people feel so darn good! We usually have a nice smile on our face or a warm fuzzy feeling inside over a simple act of kindness. And when an observer sees a person helping a fellow human being in need, it usually brings a smile and a warm fuzzy feeling to the observer too! It's truly amazing how many people can be affected from one simple act of kindness. It might be a simple gesture of opening the door for someone, paying a toll for a stranger (for those that know me, that is a given) or helping someone if they just dropped some bags in the parking lot. It doesn't take much to spread those great feelings and that feeling is usually free of charge, the only cost is a small token of generosity.