小行为，大不同：微小善举暖人心
Since very young, I’ve always given whatever I could afford to people who asked for it. But an exception was that when I was living in San Francisco, I came across a homeless guy begging for cash to get tobacco.
He had tears in his eyes and it seemed like he was going to die. Of course he wouldn’t, but I guess I appreciated his honesty and the expression in his eyes really moved me. I pulled out my wallet, but I only had $20 bills from an ATM. I was a near-broke college student. But too bad he already saw me pull my wallet out. So I handed him a 20 and made him promise me he’d also get something to eat.
Then I walked off to a bus stop and waited with a group of people. Next thing I knew, he found me at the stop smoking a cigarette happily, pointed and yelled, “I’d die in a fire for you! I would!” Everyone at the bus stop stared at me as he walked away. I just smiled, and it totally made my day and I will never forget his face.
You never know what your act will lead them to do. One guy used the money to buy calling cards to call family. A nice mother went into an Internet cafe with whatever cash I had to look for jobs online. The point is, an act of kindness toward anyone can seem like no big deal to you and cost you nearly nothing. But I believe in the effects it can have on people, that hopefully they still have faith in humanity. It’s this interaction that is more valuable than money and may save some from living in solitude, depression, crime, poverty, or addiction. Maybe that’s a big impossible dream, but if it’s no big deal to you, then why not help out a little?