Story 5:
An older woman asked if I could help her use the ATM. She said she wasn’t good with machines.
I helped her pull out cash, double-checked the screen, handed it to her. She snatched it and left without a word.
I stood there, confused. A guy behind me said, “People will take your kindness and not look back.” I learned: help because it’s you, not because of what they’ll do. Boundaries don’t cancel kindness, they shape it.
