Pay it Forward

Does a comforting word from a stranger help? For some people perhaps not.
For me it always does.
What can I say I need validation.
I need support.
But, I think most people in this world do.
Most people just need to feel noticed and understood.
Most people need to feel significant enough that somebody, even a stranger, cares.

I think it should be a goal for me to reach out more often to those who need a kind word.
Today I did this.
I don't know if it helped.
But, it felt good.
And if I continue this as a regular practice then eventually it will matter to somebody.
It will help somebody.
And shouldn't that be the goal in life?
To leave the world a little happier, a little friendlier, a little brighter than it would have been without us?