Something to Write About

Last Saturday I was in Damansara Perdana for the routine training of my group. As usual I started my day of training with a bottle of mineral water from the 7-Eleven store near the office. On the way to that drugstore, I noticed from the beginning that there were a few people unloaded this one makcik from a car. The reason I used the word unloaded here is because the makcik is an amputee and she needed an assistance to get out from the car. And yeah, to make it more interesting, she's quite a plump size to be placed in a wheelchair.

I suspected that this lady could probably a diabetic patient and probably due to the seriousness of the illness which she has; her leg has to be amputated.

I saw two men and one lady were assisting her getting out from the car. They must be her relatives though. They brought this makcik into the building only realizing that the staircase was too narrow for her wheelchair to get through.

I watched them closely from the outside door. Geezz..it seemed to me that they were having some trouble to lift her from the floor and carried her up through the staircase and finally landed before the elevator. I worried if they used wrong technique to lift the wheelchair, they might break that wheelchair. Even worst, they could cause some danger to the person on that wheelchair.

So I decided to intervene.



No wonder they were having trouble to lift the lady. One of the two men didn't have the strength. So I offered them of my assistance. Oh boy, the lady is indeed heavy! I should have stretched my back before I offered them my aid. I told them not to touch the wheels. I even showed them the correct way to lift a wheelchair with a person on it.

I feel good when I could use some of the knowledge I learned during my participation with People With Disabilities (PWD) with people around me.

It's okay for me to have some back ache after that. It's okay for me to sweat a bit after helping them at the stairway.

This is my way of changing the world. One random act of kindness at a time. The smiles that they gave to me afterwards are priceless. And the feeling of contented did lift my spirit immediately.

So, what say you? Shall we all do one random act of kindness each day in our lives?

I think we should.