i was in thailand for holiday few months ago with my family.
One evening, i, my sister n my mum were at the mall's supermarket looking at some foodstuffs...coz we wanna buy some snacks to eat back at the hotel, or bring back to singapore
we were at the cold food section, as we walked, i saw a handicapped man on a motorised wheelchair, next to the milks/fruit juices shelves. i saw him struggling to get a carton of juice, n i notice his hands were skinny n weak. he was trying to grab n lift up the carton but failed to do so.
he probably had some muscular degeneration disease, thats probably why his hands r weak n have difficulty getting the carton. And perhaps the 1 litre carton was rather heavy for him to lift up with his feeble limbs. There weren't many people around in that section of the supermarket at that time.
i thought of approaching him and offer a helping hand. But then i decided to ignore it, as i didn't really know how to speak thai, except for a handful of short phrases.
so i just walked on, trying my best not to look in his direction. My mum n sis didn't see that handicap man struggling, n i didnt tell them also.
Before we left that area, i turned back for a last look, n he is still helplessly struggling to grab n lift up the carton. anyway i hoped some kind soul did walked pass n helped him....
Now, looking back, i kinda regretted not helping him. If it werent for the language barrier, i would have helped. If this happen in singapore, i would probably go forward to lend a helping hand.
I really feel guilty, n i hope God forgives me. Was it wrong of what i have done? How can i repent my sin? Do some volunteer work? Or donate some money?