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Chapter 82

Chapter 5 Section 3 Help

[Afghanistan] Urfat

A blind man was walking on the road, and another person came and led him on the right path, but the blind man did not know who his guide was.

One person was sleeping soundly, when suddenly a poisonous snake crawled towards him with its head held high, another person rushed over and killed the snake with a knife, but the sound sleeper was still in a dream.

When in the middle of the night the sick traveler groaned heavily while lying in the mosque, there was one who waited on him till dawn.In the morning, the traveler died.But he didn't realize who the person who helped him was.

On the road, he gave fruit to children; in the desert, he gave water to those who were dying of thirst, and he divided his dry food among the hungry.However, no one knew him.

He removed thorns and gravel from the road.But in the morning, when people walked on the road, no one knew that he had done it.No one knew him.

Really, we really don't recognize the people who serve us.However, we know those dignitaries so clearly!

【Together with you】

Although a person's ability is not great, as long as he has the spirit of helping others, he will be widely welcomed by people.

Often help will come to you silently when you don't expect it.

For a dead person, any help is useless, so help to a person should be done while a person is alive.

When everyone works together, even the most difficult things can become easy.

If there are three people helping each other, they will be more effective than six people.

Four eyes naturally see more and have a wider field of view than two eyes.

Those who are supported by others will appreciate the opportunities they have.

If too many chefs make a pot of soup, the effect is often extremely poor.

If you help a bad person, you will hurt the good people, and your help itself is worthless.

Rescuing a stranger in the sea is more meaningful than helping a familiar person in a peaceful life.The supreme friendship overrides all other obligations.

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