Generous Deeds

[brsajo]

Just a quick question that popped into my mind :3
 
Have you ever done something generous for someone else, or has anyone ever done something generous for you? When was that? Why was it? Share your stories here!

[Philbo Wiseroot]

I volunteered to cover for someone at "work" yesterday.

 

And a while ago, @Bipolar Bear got me a super long phone charger! 

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[Mezzo Forte]

In a way, my gut reaction is always to consider other people over myself, to the point that I'll sometimes volunteer myself to do things before I even think about whether or not I actually want to or even can help. (I know that has a lot to do with how much more work I do for my graduate assistantship than my job description actually details, but that goodwill certainly ended up working to my benefit overall.)

 

Because I'm a very empathetic person in some respects, others' happiness has a big impact on me, so there's some degree of selfish motivation at play. I'm definitely not proud of the moments when I didn't know how to cheer people up, so I would resort to avoiding them just so I didn't have to cope with their hurt. It also makes consoling friends who are hurting because of a lack of romantic fulfillment particularly complicated, because I want to make those feelings go away, but I know from experience that volunteering myself to be their SO just for that reason ends up the worst possible way to fix that issue.

 

Still, I like to do little things. (Heck, the first time I ever passed as a man was as I held a door open for an elderly woman. She called me a gentleman. ) I study in a place with fairly unpredictable weather, so I keep spare umbrellas in my on-campus locker to loan out to friends/acquaintances, and I often offer to share my umbrella with strangers who are walking the same way. It's such a small gesture, but I'm always humbled by the reactions.