Dear MEL Topic Readers,
What stops people from being kinder?
Do you often offer help to strangers? Or, are you often offered to help you do something? A recent study from 144 countries found that even though many people want to help others, they are afraid that their offer to help might be taken wrongly. For example, don’t you hesitate to help someone who looks like being lost? Do you offer a seat on a bus to a middle-aged woman with a swollen belly even though you aren’t sure if she is pregnant or just too fat? You might have a lot of cases where you wanted to help but decided not to because you were unsure about the situation and response. However, you don’t have to worry about how your offer is perceived so much. The survey also found that most people feel happy, grateful, or pleased when they receive a kind act. Also, people seem to be more pleased than you think when they are spoken to by a stranger. After all, you’ll feel happier if you help others and others appreciate your help.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about what kindness means to you and others.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220323-what-stops-people-from-being-kinder
What stops people from being kinder?
Do you often offer help to strangers? Or, are you often offered to help you do something? A recent study from 144 countries found that even though many people want to help others, they are afraid that their offer to help might be taken wrongly. For example, don’t you hesitate to help someone who looks like being lost? Do you offer a seat on a bus to a middle-aged woman with a swollen belly even though you aren’t sure if she is pregnant or just too fat? You might have a lot of cases where you wanted to help but decided not to because you were unsure about the situation and response. However, you don’t have to worry about how your offer is perceived so much. The survey also found that most people feel happy, grateful, or pleased when they receive a kind act. Also, people seem to be more pleased than you think when they are spoken to by a stranger. After all, you’ll feel happier if you help others and others appreciate your help.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about what kindness means to you and others.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220323-what-stops-people-from-being-kinder
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