Dien Rice
September 8, 2015, 12:46 AM
A bunch of us decided to car-pool
and drive to a Networking event in Pennsylvania.
Bill - the driver - drove up from Virginia
and by the time he got to me - he had 3 guys in the car.
I'm skinny so I volunteered to sit in back.
Soon.
Bill stopped for Gas.
I Noticed the windshield was covered in dirt and dead bugs. So I clawed
my way out of the back seat.
Washed and Squeegeed the front, back, side windows.
And washed the drivers and passenger side rear view mirror.
Even checked the tires.
Bill came back from paying for the gas and said, "Ok, Everybody but
Glenn - Fork over 5 bucks each to pay for Gas. Glenn rides free because
he's out here working."
Nobody said a word.
And seemed to Agree that was fair.
SEEMED Like Common Sense SELF PRESERVATION to me!
If Bill can't see to drive - I am Dead meat.
Hi Glenn,
What I love about this story is it shows something I'm finding over and over...
When you help people - unasked, and even expecting nothing - you find that, 9 times out of 10, you get something back! It may not be immediate... it may even be a year or two or even three down the track, in some cases. But, often what you get back is also more valuable than what you gave...
I think the whole key is to give without expecting anything, with no pressure for anyone to give you something in return... For some reason, it seems to work... :)
When you keep doing this, over and over, over time you get to the stage where many people are trying to help you... And you stop worrying about things, knowing that you have many friends who really want to help you out... :)
Oh, by the way, I guess I don't offer to help absolutely everyone... I try to seek out people who are kind-hearted and good-natured, as these are the people I like to spend time with anyway. I also feel good about myself when I help good-hearted people like these. Maybe that's part of why it works, too... :)
Best wishes!
Dien
and drive to a Networking event in Pennsylvania.
Bill - the driver - drove up from Virginia
and by the time he got to me - he had 3 guys in the car.
I'm skinny so I volunteered to sit in back.
Soon.
Bill stopped for Gas.
I Noticed the windshield was covered in dirt and dead bugs. So I clawed
my way out of the back seat.
Washed and Squeegeed the front, back, side windows.
And washed the drivers and passenger side rear view mirror.
Even checked the tires.
Bill came back from paying for the gas and said, "Ok, Everybody but
Glenn - Fork over 5 bucks each to pay for Gas. Glenn rides free because
he's out here working."
Nobody said a word.
And seemed to Agree that was fair.
SEEMED Like Common Sense SELF PRESERVATION to me!
If Bill can't see to drive - I am Dead meat.
Hi Glenn,
What I love about this story is it shows something I'm finding over and over...
When you help people - unasked, and even expecting nothing - you find that, 9 times out of 10, you get something back! It may not be immediate... it may even be a year or two or even three down the track, in some cases. But, often what you get back is also more valuable than what you gave...
I think the whole key is to give without expecting anything, with no pressure for anyone to give you something in return... For some reason, it seems to work... :)
When you keep doing this, over and over, over time you get to the stage where many people are trying to help you... And you stop worrying about things, knowing that you have many friends who really want to help you out... :)
Oh, by the way, I guess I don't offer to help absolutely everyone... I try to seek out people who are kind-hearted and good-natured, as these are the people I like to spend time with anyway. I also feel good about myself when I help good-hearted people like these. Maybe that's part of why it works, too... :)
Best wishes!
Dien
