'DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU TO HOSPITAL?'

...was the question i asked a friend of mine recently.

No, it's not something you ask every day.

But nonetheless, it got me thinking.

So here i am, yet again, sharing my rambling thoughts with you, my dear reader.

What is it about other people needing help or being in distress (ie: damsel in distress needing a car tyre changed on the side of the road) that we cant help but take notice of, take them under our wing & try to make it all better again & fix them?

What makes us turn all good Samaritan?

Human nature?

The way we were brought up? 

Scrap that. You're smart.

You can work that one out for yourself.

...just like you worked out that reading

this blog was a good choice :)

So here's the story:

It started as a lovely night filled with dress up partying, dancing to Snoop Dogg's 'Drop It Like Its Hot', some crazy photos, good catch up chats with friends & then a quick goodbye.

We were on our way home.

Just the 2 of us with a 1 hour drive.

(Before i go on, can i just say we saw the most amazing shooting star of all time- it was big, it was bright, it was long & it was directly in front of us. GORGEOUS!)

Back to it.

About 5 minutes down the road, my friend started complaining of having the most horrendous pain in his jaw.

Not nice. Not nice at all.

He is very talkative normally but not on this ride home.

You get a sense when things aren't quite right.

Clutching his jaw & me with a comforting hand resting

on his back, i said

'Do you want me to take you to hospital?'

'Yes please.'

The fact that it was about 2am didn't phase me whatsoever.

You go into automatic mode.

My friend was in need & i was there.

You would've done the same thing in my situation.

It's nothing big. A small, helpful act.

Sitting in the hospital corridor for about an hour, reading a trashy magazine, another comforting hand rubbing my friend's back while he held his face in his hands, reality sets in.

Helping out other people- whether they be friends, acquaintances or a stranger- is good.

It's true, there is definitely more happiness in giving than there is in receiving, i think its imbedded in all of us to help our fellowman. And so we should.

High Five to helping out our friends.

FYI- he was much appreciated & is all good now :)

xox