A head popped into view, that of the local doctor. "Please help me" she asked the doctor. "Here is a prescription for your fear and anxiety" he said and threw down a piece of paper and then walked off.
"Help me, is anyone there that can help me?", the trapped woman desperately asked. A voice called back "I am here" and over the edge of the hole came the face of the local politician "This is such a tragedy! This should have never happened to you. I am going to pass a law to ensure that holes like this are filled in so that no one else falls in again!" and he disappeared.
"Help me please, someone" cried the woman trapped in the hole. Over the hole came a face she knew, a dear friend of hers. "Please help me" she pleaded. Without a word her friend jumped down into the hole with her.
"What are you doing?! No we are both trapped!" said the woman.
"No" replied her dear friend. "I've been down this hole before. I know the way out. I will help you find it"
I knew a girl once who was trapped. She was walking along, without a pain in her heart or a fear in her mind when suddenly she fell down deep into what appeared to be an endless pit without hope of escape. She called but no one could hear her for some time. Finally a few would come to the edge of her pain and watch her suffering, even offering a few tips on how better she could be handling her situation. Yet no one offered her real aid, real help.
Then one night a dear friend, with many troubles and fears of her own, came along and saw what was happening. Saw the fear and the pain and the entrapment. So without a second thought and without hesitation this dear friend jumped right down into that hole and sacrificed her own comfort and her own desires to help pull her friend out. That night, in all honesty, a life was saved and a friendship was bonded closer than it ever could have been.
Never underestimate the good that you can do when you set aside your fears and your own needs to truly jump in and help someone you know that has a need.
You could save their life.
And I also want to add, to that dear friend who acted without hesitation on that dark, cold night.....
Thank you, from the bottom of my very grateful heart
