Fluffy, the dog, is whimpering in her cage.
It’s clear that Fluffy isn’t enjoying the captivity right now.
Whether she wants to pee, poo, be played with or go for a walk we can’t be sure but she definitely wants out.
Unfortunately for Fluffy, the only other being in the vicinity is Alex, the man with a life long fear of dogs.
Alex hears the whimpering and his heart goes out to Fluffy. He hates to hear her in pain but his fear keeps him rooted to the spot.
Alex decides he can’t take it anymore and calls Cindy over.
Cindy is Alex’s friend and a fanatic dog lover.
Cindy immediately comes over and plays with Fluffy and everyone is happy.
Cindy gets to play with a dog.
Fluffy gets played with.
And Alex no longer has to listen to a whimpering dog.
Now, for the purposes of this post, I want to focus on what Alex does.
Despite being terrified of the dog, he still comes to its aid. It’s almost as if he said:
“I can’t give you what you want Fluffy but I believe you should still get it”
This is just a dog example, we can imagine other scenarios where this could take place.
I’d say a Maths teacher feels woefully under qualified when a student confides their mental health problems but that shouldn’t stop them from organising an appointment for the student meet with the school counselor.
Despite a parent being too mortified to talk about sex doesn’t mean they can’t find their teenager a birds and bees book or a YouTube video that explains it all.
I believe this commitment to helping is great. It’s says:
“Even though, I’m wildly uncomfortable I’m still going to help you”
Thomas Duggan 