“I called her and I said, ‘Hey, this is Jimmy Doohan. Scotty of Star Trek. I’m doing a convention in Indianapolis, and I want to see you there.'” he explained. “I saw her. Boy, I’m telling you — I couldn’t believe what I saw. It was definitely suicide. Somebody had to help her, somehow. And, obviously, she wasn’t going to the right people.”
Doohan told the woman about each surrounding area convention (and some in nearby states) that he would be at and said he wanted to see her at each.
“That went on for two or three years, maybe 18 times,” he said. “And all I did was talk positive things to her. And then all of a sudden — nothing. I didn’t hear anything, and I had no idea what was really happening to her because I never really saved her address. Eight years later, I get a letter saying, ‘I do want to thank you so much for what you did for me, I just got my master’s degree in electronic engineering.'”
Watch James recount it here [2:02] | Article Source here
Check in on the people you love. You never know what someone is going through and just being there can help way more than you might know. Trust me as someone who doesn't have anyone there.
Live long and prosper, friends 🖖
Also be nice to strangers, you never know what they're going through!
I can't imagine pushing someone over the edge just because I was short on patience one day. The thought really bothers me as I'm not a patient person.
That's fucking awful! I'm sorry you had to go through that.
I am sorry with what you have gone through. No I repeat, no one deserves to be treated like you were and I am assuming a lot of homeless are.
Honestly, what stops me from going crazy on assholes is thinking of everything I’d lose if I did. But if I’m already homeless and you offer me a sandwich with dog shit inside I don’t care, I’m beating you until I crush your skull. You don’t play around with cornered rats. You really have to be one of the worst people on the planet to do that, I’m doing a favor to humanity by removing you from it.
To add to this - sometimes, people are being shitty because the world has been so shitty to them. You can't balance it out alone, but if every one of us were 5% more gentle with people we come across, there would be a ripple effect like this world has never seen.
Want a startrek future? It's going to take tiny steps from all of us to get there.
Hurt people hurt people
It's a phrase I learned due to the toxicity of the relationship with my ex.