It's a Sunday morning. Linda goes shopping in a supermarket. It's very big. All the things there are very cheap because it's the first day for the supermarket to be on business (营业). So there is a big sale.

There are a lot of people in the supermarket. And it is very crowded. Linda sees a little girl crying. She can't find her grandma.

“What's your grandma's name?” asks Linda.

The little girl doesn't know. She doesn't know her grandma's telephone number either.

Linda takes the little girl to the manager's office. “Don't worry. Just stay with us and we can help you find your grandma on the radio (广播),” says the manager.

Several minutes later, an old woman comes. The little girl finds her grandma at last!

“Thank you so much!” The grandma says to Linda and the manager.

Linda is very happy because she can do something to help others.

Vani Sharma had an elder sister Anitha. When Vani was 5, her sister was sick and had to stay in hospital for a month. Vani and her parents often stayed close by, and a Ronald McDonaldHouse program near the hospital always served people some meals. It freely offered them food and a comfortable place to stay. Vani remembered eating pasta prepared by kind volunteers.

Her family were really thankful because they received a lot of support. It meant a lot to them. After Anitha got well, they all decided to be volunteers. Seven years later, they and their friends continued helping out there by preparing a meal for 50 to 70 guests once a month.

Vani now helps plan the menu and cook the food. She also tries to make guests feel welcome in many other ways. As guests eat, Vani and Anitha often play music to cheer them up.

The Sharmas enjoy bringing happiness to others during a difficult time. As Vani says, “It’s great to give back to the community and make more people feel warm.”

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass by and help him.

Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed (失望) when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him.

But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, and the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.

“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”

“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”