People are still mostly good ... and often better than we think

Shortly after I became handicapped and started using a scooter for longer distances, I commented that it seemed that I had disappeared. What I meant by that, was that when you're in a wheelchair or some other wheeled device (and a lot shorter than you used to be) people tend not to notice you. This is especially true in large crowds.



But one thing I've been noticing recently is that there are an awful lot of folks who offer help ... just little things really. Like holding the door or offering to help carry groceries. And it's not just the kind of people you'd expect ... you know off duty nurses, kindly school teachers and the like. Often I'm offered help by folks who look to be bikers or maybe inner city hooligans (baggy pants and all).



The thing is, we often draw conclusions about the state of the world after watching perhaps just a little too much of the evening news ... but in reality, people are a lot better then we think they are ... and are still mostly good.