If I talk about the situation, uh, when I help with, uh, someone, it was last week recently. It happened Uh, as I’m interested in reading books, I usually go to, uh, book, uh, book shops, uh, occasionally. And the last week, also, it was a case, and I visited one of the local, uh, book shops suite, which, uh, which were located in my country, in my hometown, let’s say, And, uh, at the time, when I was searching for a book, which, uh, I I was uh, fascinated about it. Uh, I I saw the seller a seller, uh, talking with a boy. And I started observing Sam because, uh, they were talking talking and, uh, it was, uh, a bit, uh, attractive And I don’t know why, but, uh, it’s the time they they are talking was, uh, audible for everyone. And according to the case, the guy was, uh, going to buy a book, which he was searching for it for a long time. But, uh, at the time, he didn’t have, uh, enough money to buy that book. But, uh, as the seller didn’t allow him to buy by giving not enough money, because the book was so expensive. And, uh, he he was bargaining with him, but the NMA, he didn’t I agree with the money that, uh, was going to be given by the guy. And at the time, I had some extra money, and I just wanted to give it to him. Uh, as a help. And, uh, I, uh, came close, and then So the situation, and, uh, I told the guy, okay, you can take the book. I can I can help by giving some amount of money and you can buy it, and you can read it? Because when I see the people who are reading books or who want to
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I can tell you about a time I helped someone. It happened just last week. As I'm a big reader, I often visit bookstores. Last week, I went to one of the local bookstores in my hometown. While I was looking for a book I was really interested in, I noticed the bookseller talking to a young boy. I couldn't help but overhear their conversation, and it seemed like the boy was really struggling. He had been searching for this particular book for a long time, but he didn't have enough money to buy it. The book was quite expensive, and the bookseller wouldn't let him buy it without the full amount. The boy was trying to bargain, but the bookseller wasn't budging. I happened to have some extra money with me, and I felt compelled to help. I approached them and told the boy that I could help him buy the book. I offered to give him some money so he could get it. I could see how much he wanted to read that book, and I wanted to make it possible for him. It's always rewarding to see people enjoying books, and I was happy to be able to help him achieve that.
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