Do Something Nice For Someone

So my a good friend of mine called... I must admit at first my reaction was why are you moving and not prepared? Like most people if you are moving into a new home you move with a little bit of money in your pocket because you know there are going to be some added expenses. In this case, they had tapped out their entire resources. As a matter of fact, she is living with her aunt and her aunt had to rely on her to even pay the rent for the new place. So to get more into the story... they moved in not thinking they would have to pay for utilities or water. Of course, in most cases they are going to make you put down a deposit and check your credit for utilities and water. You can't do anything today without that happening.

The very next day low and behold the power and water get shut off. They borrowed money from a relative to get the power turned back on. There are two small children in the home; it was very necessary to have heat first since it is cold right now. She called me yesterday telling me they had nobody really left to ask for the other $200 for water. I waited till my husband was on his way home from work and we talked about it and we decided to send them the money so they could have water.

The reason I am telling this story is because yeah I could have been "learn your lesson" you don't move unprepared like that! There are three adults and you all should have known better. By the way, they got evicted from their previous residence because their neighbor and they did not get along very well. The landlord decided to evict both of them regardless of whose fault it was. Albeit, he did give them a little bit more time; regardless they still had to get out! My reason.... do something nice for someone! Not just because it's Christmas time. But because we are all human beings. There is so much selfishness in our world today. We tend to run about in our own little "bubbles" not thinking about the next person.  I could have done a million things with that $200 but they really needed it more than I did. It doesn't have to be a $200 good deed that you do, buy someone a cup of coffee that is in line behind you, or instead of running out of the store door, hold the door for the person behind you (that one is a freebie). Tell someone that look beautiful or that you like think they have nice eyes... anything to make someone feel good and to let them know that you are taking time out of your busy day to notice them and the big thing is that you CARE!

I have this other friend who I hope really reads this... but more than likely won't! She is very self-centered in many ways. I don't mean to be critical of her but she is constantly asking for attention from others. She does things just to seek out attention and then wonders why she doesn't have someone special in her life. She can never share the "stage" with anyone. She always has to be "front and center". No matter how much you help her with things, she doesn't let other people know just how much you have done. It's always hers! Her way! She asks for your opinion and what she should do, then disregards what you say completely. So why ask? She superficially acts like she is a good "deeder" but I believe on the inside she is resentful of others. She is always trying to one up the next person or at least to me it appears that way. Because her ideas are always better. I would love to be able to tell her just how I feel but I think she would take it all wrong. And even this person  I have done nice things for... the sad thing is though I never expect anything in return... but at least she could do is reciprocate a little bit!

I suppose I gave a great example of doing something nice and then another of someone that is on the complete opposite end of that. I hope that if you are reading my blog that it inspires you to do something nice for someone. It really wouldn't take much and you wouldn't realize how much it would mean to them.