― Marlene Dietrich
A couple of
weeks ago, there was a volunteer opportunity related to one of my children's
activities. A good friend of mine said,
"Don't do it." Her reasoning
was quite sound. I had recently
completed two big volunteer commitments, and she urged me not to make another
one. But... I did.
"It will be easy," I told her, "All I have to do is send
out a few e-mails." Well, it wasn't
exactly that. And when I was asked to do
something that I could not do alone, I texted my friend to ask for her help. (I think I texted her because I did not want
to explain on the phone that I had gotten into more than I bargained for.) My friend immediately replied, "Yes, I
can do it no problem." She didn't
ask why I was asking her to do what I needed and certainly did not make me feel
badly. I appreciate that as much as the
help. There is most definitely kindness
in helping a friend without asking why -- especially when your friend would
feel a little foolish explaining.
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