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The Six Senses Of Helping Others Essay

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The Six Senses of Helping Others
By Deanne P Wells | Submitted On January 08, 2015

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"Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another 's pain, life is not in vain." ~ Helen Keller

How well do you know the truth of that statement? How often do you turn a cold shoulder, look the other way, or shunt a deaf ear when another is in need? Helen Keller may have been blind and deaf, but as she often said, "If I could not see it, I could smell it." How many times do we act like we are blind and deaf to helping others in need? Or for that matter... mute? Do we secretly yearn for our own disabilities in order to shut out what we choose not to see or hear?

The five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. But, what about the sixth sense? A power of perception seemingly independent of the five senses; keen intuition. Our intuition: a direct perception of truth and fact; independent of any reasoning process with our immediate apprehension. How many of us go through life not living to the full potential of our senses when others are in need? Our

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