Why do you feel inexplicably moved when you see videos of down-and-out people being helped? Because you know what it feels like to be at rock bottom, with no one to rely on. You once fantasized that someone might appear and give you a hand. But what reality ultimately taught you is: most of the time, no one will come, and no one is obligated to. So, when you see someone else finally receive that outstretched hand, what moves you is not the story, nor the kind person. What moves you is the version of yourself that once stood in the same abyss, desperately waiting, experiencing disappointment, and finally walking out alone.