30 Ways To Help Others (& How It Can Change The World) (2024)

The human race is a funny thing. Instead of being at odds with each other, if we were to be good to each other the world could be a very different place

Who are others?

30Ways We Can Help Others

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Others, the people we encounter in life who aren’t close friends or family. The nameless people who we cross paths with whilst we are on our own journey. Have you ever looked out of a car window on a long journey and wondered what lives the people you see have lead?

Be good to those you meet for you don’t know what battles they are fighting

Every person that you come across has lived their life up until that point. They have been through sadness and joy in a similar way that you have. Treat others with the respect that they deserve, no matter what situation you encounter them. Understand that every person has the same thoughts, feelings and emotions that you do.

How helping others can change the world and 30 ways to help others below.

Helping others is good for the soul. It helps us to live a happier more fulfilled life. The benefits include;

1. Gives us a feeling ofcontentment and peace
2. Gives us a sense of purpose
3. Brings us love and happiness
4. Helps us to de-stress
5. Makes us happier
6. Betters others lives
7. Can lower our blood pressure
8. Gives us self-satisfaction
9. Makes us feel betterabout ourself
10. If you are good to others then it will help others to be good in turn

Helping Others To Change The World

Empathy. A short word yet one that could have so much impact on the world. Understanding that others are different yet the same. 30 ways to help others below;

1. Smile
2. Be compassionate
3. Be Polite. It costs nothing to be nice and we like it when others are nice to us
4. Listen to what people have to say. Really Listen. Understand the underlying emotion. Put yourself in their shoes
5. Be kind to the people you meet
6. Give to charity. Time, money, old clothes.. whatever it may be. One day you may rely on the help of others
7. Volunteer your time to help others whether at a soup kitchen or at a local school
8. Donate to a cause close to your heart
9. Help to make others content and happy. It brings great satisfaction to life
10. Don’t judge. Give everyone an equal chance – No matter who you come across in life
11. Give others the credit they deserve
12. Stop to help when needed
13. When someone asks you how you are, ask them how they are too. Recognise that the person you are talking to is also a human being
14. Buy a homeless person a meal
15. Give to a food bank
16. Donate blood
17. Join a volunteer group, e.g. to help keep parks nice for everyone
18. Be patient with people you don’t know
19. Help someone across the road or with their groceries
20. Give someone directions
21. Take snacks and treats into work or offer them out to people you don’t know
22. Offer to pay for someone’s drink or food
23. Redirect gifts – send your unwanted gifts to those who may need it
24. Help an elderly neighbour
25. Offer to listen to them
26. Become a mentor for junior colleagues or teens
27. Share hugs & love
28. Speak up when you see something you disagree with
29. Help someone’s whose car has broken down
30. Teach others – Impart your knowledge

If we were all good to each other, it would change the world.