It's so hard to get outside of yourself and reach out to someone else. There's a part of me that says they don't really want anything to do with me, anyway, or, shouldn't I just mind my own business? And my business can be and seem very all-consuming.
Another part of me says I might make a difference to that person. She might be wanting someone to talk to her. Someone like me. Who knows? I might be encouraged too. Or made to think from another perspective. Or to give of myself in some way and know joy in that giving.