Walking down the street you might see an elderly person who has fallen over. There are already two people helping her up, so you think it’s okay, you don’t need to offer help. “It might be embarrassing to offer, when there are already people helping,” you think.
Then you see a man on the corner, running enthusiastically to offer some more assistance. Suddenly you realize there is nothing embarrassing at all about what he’s doing. If his hand is superfluous it is still clear to the world that his heart was in the right place.
Professor Laurie Santos, known for her course on “The Science of Well-Being” says that one key thing we can all do to improve our happiness is to perform random acts of kindness, especially for strangers, especially with no expectation of reward.
Can you help someone today?
For the transcript: Looking to Help A Beautiful Thought
