Doing for Others

There is a certain beauty that occurs when someone does something for another person. This beauty isn't the type you usually see in magazines or on the front page of a newspaper. The news shows rarely show this beauty. It is the type of beauty that can make a person cry with joy or relief. Beauty like this can be contagious and can be made by anyone of any age. All that it takes is a moment. Sometimes it can take as little as a second to do.

So many ways for someone to create this beauty. Sometimes it is as easy as a smile when someone is feeling down or nervous. You can compliment a person on how they look or something they did. It can be more complicated like offering them help when they need it or making them a gift. Doing for another can also be as simple as just letting someone know you see them and you are willing to include them. Maybe someone needs a break from their problems for a little while. All you need to do is invite them over for dinner and talk about something other than their problems. Maybe even offer to watch their kids or listen to them when they are upset.

A card or a handmade gift can let them know someone cares. Baking cookies or getting them something they need. It can even just be as simple as giving someone a heart warming hug.

Beauty that is created by such an act is the type that shines brighter than the sun. It can spread from one person to another faster than lightening will flash across the sky. Nothing compares to this kind of beauty and again it is the type that can be created by anyone. How you look doesn't matter. You can be a baby that just smiles at a person or an elderly person who gives a kind word to a person who needs to hear it. This beauty doesn't take talent or intelligence. It is one that is simple and easy. All it takes is an action simple and true. Sometimes it is created by a selfish thought or need that becomes something deeper and greater. Other times it is done with a pure heart that just sees someone in need and is drawn to them because that is what they are meant to do. The reason doesn't matter. What does matter is the end result and the beauty created.

The next time an oppertunity comes your way instead of shrugging it off or saying I don't have time. Stop a moment and think of the beauty you could be creating. How far can that beauty spread and do whatever you are able to. Even if what you can do is something small and may seem like not much to you I promise you it will mean a lot to that other person. You may never see it or know it, but I guarantee you they will. That person will carry that moment with them and spread it to another person. I know they will, because I have carried those small moments with me every time.