Around 2 years back, I got heavily scolded by my mom for pulling back to roadside a kid who strayed away to the middle of street while playing.
She scolded me because according to her, that job was of the kid’s mom, who at that time was busy bargaining at a roadside shop, just like us. My mom said, if the mom of that kid was careless, she should learn than lesson, I should not step in to do her job!
I hated her inside my heart, to say such a thing! Because when I pulled that girl back to safe area, she smiled at me. And guess what, even her mom smiled, and I felt she realized her mistake. There was no need to get that kid hurt to make her mom realize her mistake.
The smile said it all, she was thankful I stepped in to take care of her daughter while she splurged into shopping, taking a break from her routine housewife-duties.
And I rolled my eyes at my not-so-happy-with-my-actions mom and carried on with the rest of shopping. I knew this moment is etched into my memory for a long time.
~Cruising through my Life~ 
in a conformist country, it’s not always easy to do the right thing ..
love your kind action
glad to have some support..
smile always spreads when the conscience is right
but so untrue for people in the media, right?
coz they let tehir outward thinking let more dominate than the real self within.
Yes, it happens like this at times.
yes, but it should not.
since when are we SO selfish?
Sounds to me like you did what anyone should have done. It isn’t our place to judge others, but being helpful or considerate of others should just be something we all do. 😀 You made an excellent point here!
thanks Keli 🙂
i wanted to self-pat myself on the shoulder after this.. 😉
I hope my instinct would be to do what you did. The logical mind spends too much time debating and making rules, and not enough time doing. Luckily, it can be ignored 🙂
That is the beauty of the unconscious mind. It does things, then thinks about it. 🙂
Reconciling actions with customs or attitudes is sometimes difficult, especially with someone significant. Nonetheless, we ought not allow a child, or anyone else for that matter, to be harmed for the lesson of another (or even oneself). Well done!
thanks George!
That’s really nice.. My people have a saying, “It takes a whole village to raise a child.”
So sweet! “It takes a whole village to raise a child.”
A wonderful saying!
Its good that you helped the child, one should always help anyone, even if they are a total stranger.
I felt good about that too..glad I had a chance to see the small girl smile.