"We work on ourselves, then, in order to help others. And we help others as a vehicle for working on ourselves."
"It's just something to behold; it's as if you're in the presence of little miracles. To see another person feel the beauty of life. To see their pain transformed. To see an anguished face begin to soften. I never had been touched like this before."
- How Can I Help? by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman
Today's book, How Can I Help? , is a collection of stories and thoughts on service. The stories themselves range from the heartbreaking to the heartwarming, but they will all leave you enriched and enlightened. They tell the tale of how an elderly man disarms a man and prevents a potentially violent situation with nothing but his words and his compassion for a man he never met before. You'll learn of the unlikely friendship between an elderly lady and a violent ex-con, who saw in each other what no one else could. You'll see the caretakers of the elderly, the mentally ill, children who burned or suffering from cancer and discover how the "helpers" are changed just as much (if not more) than the "helped".
Often used in social work classes, it is actually a valuable guide for anyone who wants inspiration and insight into helping others. It also delves into the reasons we are compelled to help others and how we receive when we give.
And if you purchase this book from http://www.betterworldbooks.com/ , you'll be helping because for each book you purchase from them, they give a book to a person in need.
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