Have You Felt This Lately?

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Have you done something for someone/something lately that

left you feeling good? that gave you that special kind of

satisfaction that comes after helping?

Yesterday it happened to me; a very short anecdote. As I was driving

to a friend's house, I missed the entrance on accident and had to U-turn.

Right before I reached the next curve to turn, I saw a complex of houses

to my right, and somehow I noticed that right on the

entrance, before the mailboxes, a turtle was about to enter the road [at least

she was contemplating the idea].

I think I screamed out loud and quickly entered the complex. I parked

my car in an area I wasn't supposed to park, but it was centered

enough so that my car would not be hit by cars going in--or coming out--

of the complex.

I ran to the turtle, picked it up [meanwhile she hid her head inside her shell]

and I took her to what seemed to be the area from where

she had wondered off: some sort of man-made lake.

I said goodbye to the turtle, and I asked her never to do that silly

thing again. That was not the first time I witnessed a turtle almost committing

suicide. I saved one at my university campus as well; and I

believe I saw one one day near a highway ramp... that time I could not

do anything :( I hope it was my imagination.

Anyway, this anecdote made me feel really good. Saving

an animal's life feels rewarding. We take over

their habitats, and the least we can do is save them if

we see them in danger.