What can we do to 'change the world'

Hi everyone! Just got up from my invisible bed. Roses---I've worn a uniform for 21 years and no one has ever done anything for me like that; all it's dobe is make them come to me with a huge vartiety of problems they have, you wouldn't believe.

But typical examples---hlping countless elderly people getting on/off he bus as their expression tells you of the pain they're in; often their shopping adding to it;stoping in the High St of someplace as you can see an inattentive mum is about to psh her child in a push chair right in front of a 10 ton bus; seeing a ball rolling aross the road and stopping---you know what's comming next don't you? Stopping in country lanes as you've seen on-comming cars at high speed comming towards you who haven't seen you determimed to have a head on collision. Pointing people towards the train station after asking me the time of the next train. Being the first on the scene of an accident aand seeing what's what and what emergency serivies might be needed; helping mums and kids with shoppping to get on/off; helping disabled people in various ways; often blind people who have becom disorientated. helping those who are frightened on being on a bus/ emclosed place. Having crying babies on the bus and driving exceptionally smoothly to rock them to sleep and shut them up !  having a litle passing joke with someone or flirting with the ladies a bit, to cheer soem of them up. Deaing with foreign tourists who don't know where they are and don't know which way they are supposed to go, and don't speak a word of English. And if you've had a dreadful day--smile and count your blessings---someone, somewhere has had a worse one, and look forwards to doing it all again tomorrow---which will have wandering tourists in a forest totally lost and wondering how to get back to where they started 10 miles away, and they're exhausted and asking for your help, as they also don't know where they were staying, nor know how they're going to get there, even if they knew.

One thing I do is take part in a movement called Freecycle:

http://uk.freecycle.org/

A simple but wonderful idea.

I've given lots of stuff to strangers who needed it - and also received some things I needed for free.

Yet another boon of the Internet. 

I know this thread is like preaching to the converted, but still, it's good to consider all we are doing to make this a better world, and to think of ways to add to that.

It seems insignificant compared to what some of you have done and are doing, however, one of the things I have done for a number of years is to stop and help women who are stranded with broken down cars.  I usually offer to stay with them until help arrives or if they don't have anyone to help them I will use my AAA card to give them a free tow to the nearest garage. After which I will either give them a lift home or wait with them until someone they know arrives.

Another thing that is dear to my heart is a support group I started a little over a year ago for ex members of Jehovah's Witnesses. I grew up with a Witness mother and know well the difficulties members face when leaving the Witnesses ranks.

Also, at holiday time I always try to invite anyone I know of who is alone to my home to share in the festivities. It breaks my heart to think of any one alone at any time but especially at the holidays.

Its those little things you can do that make a difference to the world.

A few days ago I visited Bournemouth and as I left my hotel to walk into town for the evening after a day that had brought VERY heavy rain, I came across an elderley man who had  driven his car through a very large puddle and broken down at a roundabout. He had been waiting for the RAC to arrive and had been stuck in a very dangerous position for 2 hours and it was begining to get dark. I simply helped him by pushing him round the corner to a safer position while he waited for help.

No big deal to me and something I would have expected most  people to do. However what I could not get out of my head all evening was the thought of how many people had walked by and ignored the poor chap in 2 whole hours.

If people can't stop for 2 minutes to help someone in trouble then my fear is that there is little hope of chaging or saving the world. 

Its those little things you can do that make a difference to the world.

A few days ago I visited Bournemouth and as I left my hotel to walk into town for the evening after a day that had brought VERY heavy rain, I came across an elderley man who had  driven his car through a very large puddle and broken down at a roundabout. He had been waiting for the RAC to arrive and had been stuck in a very dangerous position for 2 hours and it was begining to get dark. I simply helped him by pushing him round the corner to a safer position while he waited for help.

No big deal to me and something I would have expected most  people to do. However what I could not get out of my head all evening was the thought of how many people had walked by and ignored the poor chap in 2 whole hours.

If people can't stop for 2 minutes to help someone in trouble then my fear is that there is little hope of changing the world.