¶ … Kindness
Many are the times we are called upon to help other people without expecting to receive anything in return. In basic terms, an act of kindness should be random. Early this year, I chose to attend a football match between my favorite team and another popular team. The stadium was packed to capacity with fans wildly cheering on their favorite team. From time to time, people would rise from their seats either in celebration or frustration depending on how their preferred team was performing in the field. Things went on smoothly for the first-half of the match with my favorite team managing to score one goal against their opponents. Most of those seated around me were excited. Things however took a dramatic turn in the second-half session of the match with the...
While this strange turn of events surprised many, there was this visibly agitated middle aged man who was seated next to me.
Although I had not paid any particular attention to him since the game started, I became concerned when he suddenly developed what at first appeared to be breathing difficulties. I became further concerned when he started shifting rather uncomfortably in his seat. Suspecting he could have been unwell, I chose to ask him whether he was feeling alright. His answer was shocking. He believed he was having a heart attack as he had survived a similar experience before. Prior to this, I had only watched fictional heart attack scenarios from the TV and the movies where characters just clutched…
