35件小事丨举手之劳 让他人的生活更美好

1. Say "Good morning" to a person standing next to you in the elevator. 2. Pay the toll for the driver behind you. 3. Take a minute to direct someone who is lost, even though you're rushing. 4. Write a letter to a child who may need some extra attention. Kids love getting mail. 5. Offer to pick up groceries for an elderly neighbor, especially in extreme weather. 6. Give a homeless person your doggie bag. 7. Say "I love you" to someone you love. 8. Put a coin in an expired meter. 9. Help a mother carry her baby stroller up the subway stairs, or hold a door open for her. 10. Each time you get a new item of clothing, give away something old. 11. Take someone's shift as the car-pool parent. 12. Bring your assistant coffee. 13. Out of the blue, send flowers to a friend. 14. Say "please" and "thank you"—and really mean it. 15. When you're on a crowded train or bus, offer your seat to an elderly, disabled or pregnant person. 16. Don't interrupt when someone is explaining him- or herself. 17. Let a fellow driver merge into your lane. 18. Offer to baby-sit for a single mom. 19. Put your shopping cart back in its place. 20. Call or write to a teacher who changed your life. 21. Bring a box of doughnuts to share at the office. 22. Forgive someone a debt — and never bring it up again. 23. Listen with all your senses. 24. Write a note to the boss of someone who ever helped you, and explain how great a job that person is doing. 25. Simply say "I'm sorry" when you're wrong. 26. Throw away your trash—and someone else's—after a movie, picnic or visit to a park. 27. Encourage someone who seems despondent. 28. Volunteer to take care of a friend's dog while he is vacationing. 29. Help a friend pack for a move. 30. Ask someone "How are you really doing?"—and then really listen to his/her response. 31. Offer change when the person in front of you at the register comes up short. 32. Before a friend moves away, give him or her your favorite quote and a photo of the two of you together. 33. Leave a generous tip for a pleasant waiter. 34. At work, offer to transfer a caller who needs help from another department. 35. Pass along a great book you've just finished reading.

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