People are interesting, we are all different and you never know what someone is going through on their own. With all the hate and anger that goes on within the world, we sometimes lose sight that there are some people with kind hearts.

For example, do you people watch? And if so, have you ever seen someone that looked like they were just down on life and having a hard time? Have you ever seen someone that you just knew needed a hug? I have plenty of times, perhaps I am weird for taking notice of this, but I do.

There is one specific moment in my life that I remember very vividly; it was almost autumn and the first two weeks of classes had come and passed. I stayed late to study at the library, I then left and decided to just take a walk and enjoy the night for a little bit before heading home. I thought to grab some Chinese food that wasn’t far from campus, so I walked that way and as I got closer I noticed something, I noticed someone.

I noticed a girl crying while sitting on the steps of an old house turned into a apartment, I stopped for a second and thought "not my business just keep walking." As I started to take a few more steps, I could not help but wonder what was wrong and if I could help in some way, so against my bodies wishes, mostly my stomach, I turned around and walked up to her.

I remember getting close, and she looked up at me while wiping away her tears; I asked her what was wrong and I will never forget what she said to this very day. She said, “I don’t know what to do, my dad just died.” It threw me off for a moment, because I wasn’t expecting something so heavy and for her to be so honest. But after regaining myself, I remember comforting her and telling her that I was sorry to hear that. She told me that I was the first and only person to ask her what was wrong and show kindness, not even her roommates came down to ask her what was going on. I asked her why she wasn’t with the rest of her family and she just said, “it doesn’t matter where I am, he is gone forever.” After she stopped crying and felt comfort and was at peace, I gave her a hug and she said thanked me, and we went our separate ways.

The reason why I share this is not because I am perfect (far from it), but because you never know what someone is going through alone. You never know what personal demon they are battling, and sometimes we, as people, need to lend a kind heart and show a little compassion and let them know that they are not alone. That the world isn’t full of people who live by the saying “it’s a dog eat dog world”

Therefore, next time you see someone who looks to be having a hard time give them a hug, or tell them that someone somewhere loves them. I think a fun thing to do is next time you are at a drive through tell the person that you are very thankful for them and for them to have a great day. Something like that maybe small, but it could very well brighten up their day.