I REFER to “Don’t hesitate to help” (Letters, June 26) and would like to say that there are still many in our society who are civilised and compassionate. These are the people who would go about helping others without much thought about recognition.

I only wish more Malaysians would demonstrate such traits and our society would indeed be a better place to live in.

Last month, I wrote about how a woman, a total stranger, had lent me RM5 to pay for the registration fee at the Seremban Hospital when she overheard me telling my mother that I had forgotten to bring my wallet and that we may have to wait a bit longer until my wife arrives at the hospital with my wallet. It may be a paltry sum and she needn’t have done it but she did it out of the goodness of her heart.

And last week, I was involved in a minor accident with another motorcyclist. While we were arguing in the middle of the road on whose fault it was, another motorcyclist got off his bike and helped us in removing our motorcycles which were blocking traffic.

The funny thing was that we never got to extend our thanks to this chap as we were still in the midst of our argument.

As for those passers-by who just stood and watched, there are many like them just as there are also some who would willingly come forward to help.

So, now you know how come there could be a jam on one side of the highway when the accident had occurred on the other side.
 
                                                                                                                                                         Michael Ng
                                                                                                                                                         Seremban

Source: The Sun – June 30, 2009