If Not Us, Then Who?

Something that I encountered earlier today seems to be eating up my thoughts more than I thought it would! I was walking back home with bags of groceries and witnessed something unusual. A cyclist fell off his bike due to skidding and a pedestrian helped him up. Pretty normal, isn't it? But what really caught my attention was the praises that the public was showering the pedestrian with. The first one said, "Oh, that is so kind of you". The other one nodded and said, "It's hard to find people like you these days". I'm pretty sure the pedestrian wasn't expecting a hail because that person just smiled and walked away! 

Well, that just made me curious. Isn't it normal for a person to help out another regardless of what situation there are in? Do we really need praises for being a human? Mother Teresa was not expecting an award for devoting her entire life in helping fellow humans. Did she? Isn't it something that all of us should be doing naturally? 

We always read about a certain person aiding the underprivileged ones and brag about them on Facebook and how the trust on humanity is restored. But is this really necessary? They are doing something that's meant to be or ought to be done. The only difference is that, they are doing it and we aren't. I think that we are all too concerned about our own lives that we tend to forget or ignore the others'. 

I scrutinised the situation again and thought, "Why didn't I help the boy?". It wouldn't have took me long to put those grocery bags down and assist that boy up. I didn't do it because I knew someone else is going to do so. That exact thought, my dear friends, has become a norm instead! We tend to have it in all circumstances. We never tried to go out of our way in giving a hand because we believe, somehow or rather, a good soul will. What if everyone thought the same? Who are to reach out then?

Human is part of the term humanity. We are part of it! Life is not all about us. Every once in a while, we should make it a habit to look out of our windows and observe the world. There are abundance of ways we can make our presence worthwhile. It is time for us to finally do more than existing; let's live! :)