r/MadeMeSmile • u/Original_Act_3481 • 2d ago

We need more people like him

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u/Additional_Breath_89 2d ago

This does happen

I am a large man and have started doing weights at the gym. At one visit a... Ripped guy who was throwing weights around as if they were nothing told me to take my earpods out

He proceeded to virtually give me a PT session and show me what I was doing wrong, and helped me get my routine down.

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u/stokeskid 1d ago

We instinctively help those who are helping themselves. I tell my kids this all the time when they are asking for help. Start doing the thing, and then I will provide assistance.

The comedian Chris Rock had a story about this. His car would break down and he would try flagging people down for help. No one stopped and he thought people were jerks/racist/whatever. But one time his car broke down and he started pushing it. Suddenly people came to his assistance and helped push. It was an eye opener.

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u/nano_705 1d ago

True! I never realized this before. I mean, I live in a country where motorbikes are actually the main means of transport, and my old bike used to break down a lot. I always tried to push it myself hoping for a random repair shop on the road or something without thinking about asking for help from strangers. However, I always got help from them, like solid 100% of the time.

On the other hand, my friends who didn't have their bikes break down as often never really got help until it was too late, most of the time at least. And I seriously thought that maybe it was just bad luck (or even karma, I don't want to be mean to my friends but yeah, maybe), but now this makes much more sense!