The Indian society expects your help (and it’s a good thing)

One thing that I absolutely love about Indian society is that in certain situations, people expect your help without even asking for it. And, you can do the same.

Let me provide you with a few examples:

Example #1 — I was on my morning walk on the roadside and a bag fell on the road from the bike of a girl. She stopped after a few meters and now, she is expecting me to take her bag, which is in front of me, to her who is a few meters ahead of me. To be honest, raised in the same Indian society as her, I was already feeling the urge to take the bag to her. I did take the bag to her, and she said thanked me.

Example #2 — I am on a train and an elderly couple in the same compartment are trying to open and set up the middle berth which is locked by a chain. They are holding the berth but are unable to lock the chain for more than 10 seconds. Now, I am there and they are automatically expecting that I stand up and help them lock the chain, which I did and got greeted by a smile.

If you recall being around people and how they expect your help at times, you will come across many such incidents.

But what’s the best thing about it?

You can do the same. In fact, other friendly people in society will also offer you help without even asking for it. If you’re capable of doing the task by yourself, it’s great when you really need the help.

Talking about me, I have also been helped by other people several times. For example, I am on my bike at the railway crossing waiting for the train to pass to cross the crossing. As soon as the train passed, my bike got stuck as the height of the crossing surface was unusually higher than the road. I was thinking of getting down and lifting the bike a bit to pull up, but before I could get down someone offered to help and pushed the bike above. I smiled and he smiled back.

I don’t think any other society does this as the Indian society. I just love it for this.

What say?