How can I help?

I have come to realize during the course of extensive thinking over the last two months that to survive in this world, to excel at your job and to make a difference to anybody's life, you need to ask just one simple question: "How can I help?" For example:

1. At home, ask your spouse, room-mate, pet, friends, neighbors, parents, relatives: How can I help?

2. At office, ask your colleagues, boss, custodian, staff, seniors, juniors: How can I help?

3. In your corner of the world, society you live in, people you see around you, ask them: How can I help?

There is no dearth of problems which need to be solved and they are all waiting for just one person who is willing to dedicate himself/herself to any one of them.

Once you have heard the problem, there is various scenarios possible:

1. If you are both unwilling and incapable of solving the problem in the framework of your skills and values, decline and step aside - do not hinder the path.

2. If are willing but incapable of helping, say 'yes', learn what ever skills need to be learnt to solve the problem and give it your all.

3. If you both willing and capable of helping, I don't even know what has been holding you back from helping out so far! You should have been helping out already!

My thoughts are most truly reflective of my desire to contribute to the society in some way, but I am sure the simple question of "How can I help?" and the attempt to solve the problem is all that is required of anybody in any place, at any time.

I am also thinking that if I were to run for the President, I would like to use this as my campaign slogan. :D