Waking someone up, because you’d wanted someone else to do the same for you too, an act of kindness, translated…
During our times in school, we can study at any time, we can also, put our heads down, and fall asleep easily too. During the time of commute to school too, as I got a seat, I’d either, caught up on my English vocabulary words, or, I’d, dozed off.
During those days, I’d ridden the bus to school with a classmate, and because we’d gone together, even as we’d had to stand for thirty minutes as the bus moved slowly forward, it was, not at all, boring, and from time to time, we’d also observed how the other students would, get off the bus one by one.
needing some shuteye here…not my photo
One day, we’d, stared at this female student who’d fallen, asleep in front of us, and, smiled at each other—and although, we don’t go to the same school, but, we’d also known, that her school is at this stop. And, I’d felt, that if this was happening to me, I would’ve felt, so defeated, without a second thought, I’d, waken her up, “XX Stop is here now”. As these words slipped out of my lips, she’d jumped up, and, rushed off the bus.
I’d forgotten about this incident shortly thereafter, and still, the very next day, at the same stop, there was, a girl, who’d, abruptly, placed candy into my palms, and told me thanks. I was, confused for a bit, and, my classmate reminded me, that that was, the girl from yesterday.
Later on, I’d never, bumped into her again, but, every time I’d recalled this, I’d felt, that surge of warmth on the inside.
riding the bus, and working, not my photo…
So, this, was your kindness, toward a stranger, because you’d empathized, and, so, that, was why you’d decided, to help this other girl, waking her up, because you’d feel devastated, if it was you, missing your stop, and, because of this act of kindness toward her, she’d not arrived late, and, so naturally, she’d wanted to, repay your kindness toward her too.